The Executioner with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Details
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Title
The Executioner with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
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Artist/maker
after Jusepe Ribera (1591 - 1652)Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619 - 1682) (printmaker) -
Associated place
Frankfurt (place of creation) -
Date
1658 -
Material and technique
mezzotint on laid paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
plate 63.6 x 44.2 cm (height x width)
sheet 65.2 x 45.8 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875.
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Museum location
Museum department
Western Art
Accession no.
WA.RS.REF.159
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Further reading
Ruskin, John, ‘Rudimentary Series 1878’, 1878, Oxford, Oxford University Archives, fol. ci
Ruskin, John, ‘The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogues, Notes and Instructions’, Edward T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, eds, The Works of John Ruskin: Library Edition, 39 (London: George Allen, 1903-1912), 21, Reference no. 159
Hollstein, F. W. H., Hollstein German: Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-), 14.III
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