EVA Visual Arts in Europe: An Open History

Artwork

The Beheading of St John the Baptist

Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da

1608

St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta

Scène dramatique montrant plusieurs personnages autour d’un homme allongé au sol dans un intérieur sombre.

Details

Creator(s)
Title(s)
  • The Beheading of St John the Baptist
Date of creation
1608
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Place of conservation
  • St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta
External links
Rights
  • Public Domain
Subject(s)
outdoor, emotion, figurative, multitude/crowd, dark, single-themed, depicted, religious, historical figure