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The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.1.103)

Christian Art

A tempera panel titled "The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist," by the Italian artist Giovanni Baronzio, ca. 1330 to 1335, combining two events from a single episode: the lavish banquet of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, and the execution of John the Baptist that he ordered at it after Salome's dance. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Robert Lehman Collection under accession 1975.1.103.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Tempera on wood, gold ground and silver, Giovanni Baronzio, Italian, ca. 1330 to 1335, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1975.1.103 1
Classification
Object Type
Painting 1
Medium (class)
Tempera 1
Connections

Associated With

Baptist, Denominations

This source names Baptist directly: "of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist," by the Italian artist Giovanni Baronzio, ca."

Source The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist, accession 1975.1.103 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Galilee, Regions

This source names Galilee directly: "banquet of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, and the execution of John the Baptist that he ordered at it after Salome's dance."

Source The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist, accession 1975.1.103 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
John the Baptist, Figures

This source names John the Baptist directly: "of Galilee, and the execution of John the Baptist that he ordered at it after Salome's dance."

Source The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist, accession 1975.1.103 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Judaism, Religions
Source The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist, accession 1975.1.103 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Herod Antipas, Figures

The Met's own title for this panel names Herod outright and depicts a specific episode from his own narrative, the banquet at which he ordered John the Baptist's execution.

Source The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist, accession 1975.1.103 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Authored By

Giovanni Baronzio

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access API: Metropolitan Museum of Art object record 459045artistDisplayName
Quote, artistDisplayName
"artistDisplayName": "Giovanni Baronzio"
Sources
1. The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist, accession 1975.1.103 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 1975.1.103
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A tempera panel titled "The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist," by the Italian artist Giovanni Baronzio, ca.
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