Salome and the head of Saint John the Baptist

Multiple artists/makers

1815–35

Not on view

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Title: Salome and the head of Saint John the Baptist
Artist: Giovita Garavaglia (Italian, Pavia 1790–1835 Florence)
Artist: Intermediary draftsman Pietro Anderloni (Italian, Sant'Eufemia 1785–1849 Galbiate)
Artist: After Bernardino Luini (Italian, ca.1480–1532)
Publisher: Luigi Bardi (Italian, active Florence, 1814–43)
Date: 1815–35
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 12 13/16 × 12 1/8 in. (32.6 × 30.8 cm)
Sheet: 16 in. × 18 1/4 in. (40.6 × 46.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harry Shaw Newman, 1941
Object Number: 41.97.87
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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