Salome Receives the Head of St John the Baptist

anonymous, c. 1530 - c. 1540

The Beheading of St John the Baptist. Limestone. Antwerp (?), c. 1540.

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-1978-162
  • Dimensionsheight 52.5 cm x width 51.9 cm x depth 10 cm, weight 32 kg
  • Physical characteristicsAvesnes stone

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Salome Receives the Head of St John the Baptist

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1978-162

  • Description

    De onthoofding van Johannes de Doper. De onthoofde Johannes ligt op de grond. Zijn hoofd wordt door de beul op een schotel gelegd die Salomé ophoudt. Het beeld is een hoogreliëf.

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Creation

  • Creation

    • sculptor: anonymous, Brabant
    • sculptor: anonymous, Northern France

  • Dating

    c. 1530 - c. 1540

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Avesnes stone

  • Dimensions

    • height 52.5 cm x width 51.9 cm x depth 10 cm
    • weight 32 kg

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1978

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer H.E. van Hoecke, Ghent, fl. 23,910, to the museum; on loan to the Museum voor Religieuze Kunst, Uden, 2005-11

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