The Beheading Of St John The Baptist
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Artists | Caravaggio |
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Locations | St. John's Co-Cathedral |
Created | 1608 |
Subject | John the Baptist |
Periods | Baroque |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
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ID | 1378456 |
About The Beheading Of St John The Baptist
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is an oil painting by the Italian artist Caravaggio. According to Andrea Pomella in Caravaggio: An Artist through Images, the work is widely considered to be Caravaggio's masterpiece as well as "one of the most important works in Western painting. "