Art Institute of Chicago

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod

1455–60

Type: tempera
Medium: Tempera on panel
Dimensions: 68.5 × 40.2 cm (27 × 15 13/16 in.); Framed: 79.4 × 52.1 × 8.9 cm (31 1/4 × 20 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

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