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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.
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Title: Design for a Dagger Sheath, with Executioner and Head of John the Baptist
Artist:
Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
Date: 1529
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 1 7/16 in. (16.9 × 3.6 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Object Number: 56.550.1
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