Onthoofding van Johannes de Doper, RP-P-OB-3051, Albrecht Altdorfer, 1512

Identification title(s): beheading of john the baptist. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-3051. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) w. 54. The illustrated bartsch 52. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '78'. Description: the executioner with a sword standing by the body of john the baptist. He places the severed head on a platter held by a woman. A group of men and women are watching. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: 1512. Physical features: woodcut. Material: paper technique: woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 204 mm × w 156 mm. Subject: what: the heading of john the baptist. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1512.