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Salome and the head of Saint John the Baptist

1815–35
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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