The Beheading of John the Baptist
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1631
name: label: Attributed to
content: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669
label: Print Maker
content: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Interior of dungeon. The decapitated and fettered body of St. John lies in foreground. The executioner stands behind him, sheathing his sword.
place: label: made in
content: Netherlands
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Leo Wallerstein
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1950-5-12
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 15.8 x 12.4 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)