Image
Lucas Cranach the elder, printmaker
Beheading of St. John the Baptist, 1510-1516
Description
Maker
- Lucas Cranach the elder, 1472-1553, German, printmaker
Title
Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Year
1510-1516
Medium
Woodcut on laid paper
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Supports
Dimensions
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Image: 33.7 x 23.3 cm (13 1/4 x 9 3/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscribed in pen and ink LR: "L C"
Watermark: Pitcher (similar to Briquet 12545)
Verso: collector's mark of Paul J. Sachs (1878- 1965; Lugt 2091)
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth
Object Number
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49.126
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