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Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Israhel van Meckenemc. 1480

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Creator: Israhel van Meckenem
Date Created: c. 1480
Provenance: (sale 165, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 6 May 1930, no. 879); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1930; gift to NGA, 1943.
Rights: CC0
Medium: engraving

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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