THE HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST BROUGHT TO HERODIAS
1511
Monogram and date 1511
191×129 mm
Handbooks:
Impression in the Museum collections
Early 16th century
No watermark
Provenance:
State Hermitage;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1862;
in the Museum since 1924
Inv. Г-2374
Comments:
despite the absence of watermarks on paper, the impression can be classified as one of the earliest thanks to the good quality of the plate, absence of worn spots, gaps, cracks
Other impressions in the Museum collections:
Inv. Г-2881, on paper without watermarks. A 16th century impression, the plate has important gaps, a large crack passing through Herod's figure, some strokes on the edges are missing
