Thursday, September 1, 2011

Saint John the Baptist's Head


Andrea SOLARIO
Milan?, c. 1465 – Milan, 1524

Oil on poplar
H. 0.46 m; W. 0.43 m
Musee De Louvre

One of my favorite subjects, St John the Baptist's head on a plate. Quite macabre and deliberate the message, but there is also an elegance and peacefulness as if the subject was only sleeping. The frame is original latin and very beautiful.

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