Beheaded Collection

Head of Saint John the Baptist, c1496, by Marco Palmezzano
Marco Palmezzano (circa 1458-1539). Italian painter. Head of Saint John the Baptist, circa 1496. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Head of Saint John the Baptist, 1644, by Juseppe de Ribera
Juseppe de Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish painter. Head of Saint John the Baptist, 1644. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Head of St John the Baptist, ca. 1630, by Domenico Zampieri
Domenico Zampieri (or Domenichino) (1581-1641). Italian baroque painter. Head of St John the Baptist, ca.1630. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Statue of Salome, 1883, by Walery Gadomski (1833-1911)
Walery Gadomski (1833-1911). Polish sculptor. Statue of Salome, 1883. Marble. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Salome and the Head of John the Baptist
A sculpture depicting Salome, the daughter of Herod II, sat on top of the pedestal, after requesting the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Herod was forced by oath to have John beheaded

Nicanor died after being defeated by Judas Maccabaeus. His head and arms are cut off. Mosaic. Sant'Evasio Cathedral. Casale Monferrato. Piedmont Region. Italy

The great martyrdom of Nagasaki, September 10th 1622, in which 22 missionaries and native Christians were burnt to death, and 30 others, including several women and children, beheaded

The people of Coed-y-Moch, Wales, found the wyvern a terrible nuisance, eating their flocks and so on : but the valiant youth Meredydd beheaded it with one stroke

JOHN THE BAPTIST DIES
John the Baptist is beheaded as a thank-you to Salome for dancing so well

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