Design for a Dagger Sheath, with Executioner and Head of John the Baptist

Heinrich Aldegrever German

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Horizontal panel with design for a dagger sheath, with a scene at top showing the executioner holding the head of John the Baptist in his left hand while stepping on the body below. Under this scene is a candelabrum with scrolling tendrils and strapwork.

Design for a Dagger Sheath, with Executioner and Head of John the Baptist, Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest), Engraving

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