Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Technical Details
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Title
Beheading of St. John the Baptist -
Author
Pellegrino Tibaldi (Pellegrino Pellegrini) -
Year
c. 1556 -
Dimensions
cm 72 x 101 -
Inventory
1215 -
Room
XXVII
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.