Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Bartolomeo Biscaino Italian

Publisher Daman French

1650–57

Not on view

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Title: Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Artist: Bartolomeo Biscaino (Italian, Genoa 1629–1657 Genoa)
Publisher: Daman (French, active 19th century)
Date: 1650–57
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/16 × 8 3/4 in. (28.1 × 22.3 cm)
Plate: 8 11/16 × 7 3/16 in. (22 × 18.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1979
Object Number: 1979.619.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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