Herodias Receiving the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Museum record 84213: Herodias Receiving the Head of Saint John the Baptist by Possibly Peter Paul Rubens. A verified entry point for discovery.

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A work made of black chalk, with brush and black ink, and gray and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), on tan laid paper, laid down on blue laid paper. MyArtTaste includes museum record 84213 as a recognizable discovery anchor, using the institution's official public-domain metadata and image for this specific work.