A Detailed 16th century Painting of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Giovanni Bappista Castello, Il Genovese (Genoa 1547 - c, 1639)

The Beaheading of St. John the Baptist, Herod Being Presented with the Head Beyond, 1582

Bodycolour, heightened with gold, on vellum

9 1/2 x 8 inches

Framed: 17 1/2 x 19 1/2

Dated ‘1582’ in the stonework

$38,000

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1990, lot 93.