ÉCOLE ITALIENNE DU XVE SIÈCLE SUIVEUR DE LÉONARD DE VINCI
Salome with the Head …

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ÉCOLE ITALIENNE DU XVE SIÈCLE SUIVEUR DE LÉONARD DE VINCI

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist Oil on panel, 33 1/4 x 36 9/16 in.

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ÉCOLE ITALIENNE DU XVE SIÈCLE SUIVEUR DE LÉONARD DE VINCI

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Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

GUIDO RENI (1575-1642)

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Late 19th century school. The Virgin, Jesus and Saint John the Baptist. Oil on panel. 32 x 24 cm. (small missing parts).

Estim. 4 000 - 5 000 EUR

Spanish school; late sixteenth century. "The decapitation of St. John". Oil on cradled panel. It presents restorations in the pictorial surface. Measurements: 72 x 44 cm. In this oil painting the decapitation of John the Baptist is represented, with the executioner depositing the head of the saint on the tray, where the figure of the princess Salome, dressed in an opulent dress, picks it up. In the foreground, on the right, the body of the saint is shown in all its rawness, with the wound clearly visible. The saint's anatomy also stands out for its contorted position, in a forced foreshortening of great expressive power, which reveals the painter's baroque training. The warm and golden colors, difficult to define, are also baroque elements. The scene is set in an interior of classical architecture but gloomy, opened in the background by a small opening. According to tradition, Salome, a woman of great beauty, danced for her stepfather, and he enthusiastically offered to grant her the prize she wished. Then the young woman asked, following her mother's instructions, for the Baptist's head, which was given to her "on a silver platter". This biblical story has often been depicted in painting, as it offers the possibility of depicting exotic settings and half-naked women without abandoning the biblical repertoire, although it is not about this particular work. Salome was a princess, daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias, and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, related to the death of St. John the Baptist in a story told in the New Testament (Matthew and Mark). It presents restorations in the pictorial surface.

ESCUELA ESPAÑOLA S. XVIII

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