| The Head of Saint John the Baptist Presented to Salome | |
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| Artist | Peter Paul Rubens |
| Year | 1609 (c.) |
| Type | oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 94 cm × 101.8 cm (37 in × 40 in) |
| Location | Private collection |
The Head of Saint John the Baptist presented to Salome is a circa 1609oil on panel painting by the Flemish artistPeter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) executed shortly after his return toAntwerp after an eight year stay in Italy.
The painting which had been lost or misattributed for over 200 years was rediscovered in 1987 and in 1998 sold for $5.5 million US. The work then became part of the Fisch-Davidson collection ofBaroque paintings and in turn was sold in February 2023 during Sotheby'sOld Masters sale for $26.9 million the third highest ever price for a work by Rubens.
The work depicts the head of John the Baptist being presented toSalome just moments after it has been severed from the biblical figure's body.[1][2][3][4]
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