Here Bastarolo shows to be capable of combining elegance and vehemence, color and plasticity, creating a memorable composition, focused on the gesture of the executioner, caught in the act of sheathing the sword.
Show lessRead more
Details
Title: The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Creator: Giuseppe Mazzuoli (called Bastarolo)
Date: ca. 1572
Location: Musei di Arte Antica (deposit ASP - Azienda Serivizi alla Persona, Ferrara)
Physical Dimensions: 232 x 159 cm
Provenance: Church and Orphanage for Girls of St. Barbara