Head of John the Baptist
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
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- Source
- Le musée
À propos de la sculpture
At the request of his stepdaughter Salome, Herod ordered the beheading of John the Baptist. She was given his head on a platter. This macabre theme – often called Johannes in disco (John on a plate) – is represented here. The platter, however, is missing. The deathly pale alabaster, the open mouth and tongue and the deep-set eye sockets reinforce the harsh realism.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- BK-1998-1
Ce qu’elle montre
Au catalogue
Sources
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Image : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
