Lucas Cranach the elder

Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Maker

Lucas Cranach the elder (German, 1472-1553), printmaker

Title

Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Year

1510-1516

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

woodcut

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 33.7 x 23.3 cm (13 1/4 x 9 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

49.126

Type

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Lucas Cranach the elder (German, 1472-1553), printmaker
Beheading of St. John the Baptist, 1510-1516
Woodcut on laid paper
Image: 33.7 x 23.3 cm (13 1/4 x 9 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 49.126

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