Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Pellegrino Tibaldi (Pellegrino Pellegrini)

Download hi-res image TITLE Beheading of St. John the Baptist
AUTHOR Pellegrino Tibaldi (Pellegrino Pellegrini)
DATE c. 1556
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on panel
DIMENSIONS cm 72 x 101
INVENTORY 1215
ROOM XXVII
Work on display

This painting, with a Visitation now in the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino and a Birth of St. John the Baptist now in a private collection, may come from a predella possibly attached to an altarpiece depicting Baptism of Christ in Sant’Agostino in Ancona or an altarpiece depicting St. John the Baptist in the church of San Ciriaco near Palazzo Ferretti in Ancona. Tibaldi’s elongated figures reveal his interest in Emilian painting, particularly in the work of Parmigianino.