The Beheading of St. John the Baptist

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Prints and Drawings

c. 1500

Master M.Z.
German, active 1500-1550

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Master M.Z.
Title: The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1495–1505
Medium: Engraving on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 20 × 14.2 cm (7 7/8 × 5 5/8 in.); Sheet trimmed within platemark: 20.2 × 14.6 cm (8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Reference Number: 1956.814
IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.: https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/3694/manifest.json

Bartsch VI.372.3

Lehrs VIII.353.5

Bartsch, illustrated 0914.3(372)

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.