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The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (Caravaggio)

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or simply a bystander who realizes that the execution is wrong, stands by in shock while a jailer issues instructions and the executioner draws his dagger to finish the beheading. The scene, popular with Italian artists in general and with Caravaggio himself, is not directly inspired by the
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to indicate his brotherhood in the order), but it is popularly claimed that Caravaggio signed "I, Caravaggio, did this" in confession of some crime—perhaps connected to the 1606 death of Ranuccio Tomassoni at Caravaggio's hands, which had caused the painter to flee Rome.
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It is the only work by Caravaggio to bear the artist's signature, which he placed in red blood spilling from the Baptist's cut throat. There is considerable empty space in the image, but because the canvas is quite large the figures are approximately life-sized.
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In the summer of 2023, the windows in the oratory of the decollato were permanently shuttered and blocked off natural light. This decision caused a public outcry amongst art historians, Caravaggio scholars and Maltese citizens which was ignored by authorities.
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in 1955–56, which brought the work considerable attention. It was during the restoration that Caravaggio's signature in the blood became visible to modern viewers. The signature is a matter of some dispute. The work is signed
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Caravaggio likely drew the background for his work from his memories of time in prison in Rome or research into the prison of the Knights of Malta where he would — ironically — be detained after he completed this work.
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as one of the ten greatest works of art of all time: "Death and human cruelty are laid bare by this masterpiece, as its scale and shadow daunt and possess the mind."
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as a "foul and rotten member" by the Order about six months after his induction, the ceremony took place in the Oratory, before this very painting.
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Caravaggio did several pieces depicting the moments after the event depicted here. One of these is on display in London's
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while nearby a servant girl stands with a golden platter to receive his head. Another woman, who has been identified as
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The painting, in oil on canvas, is 12 ft (3.7 m) by 17 ft (5.2 m) and prominent are the vivid
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has been badly damaged, though it did receive some restoration in the 1950s prior to a notable exhibition in
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Jürgen Müller: „Öffnet die Tore!“ Caravaggios Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers in neuer Deutung, in:
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from justice, having escaped while imprisoned for an unrecorded crime. When Caravaggio was defrocked
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The Caravaggio: Reflections on Political Change and the Clinton Administration
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of the Knights who expelled Caravaggio, but this is not certainly known.
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From heaven to Arcadia: the sacred and the profane in the Renaissance
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Madonna of Loreto (Madonna dei Pellegrini, Pilgrims' Madonna)
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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, London)
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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, Madrid)
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Strategies of deviance: studies in gay male representation
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colours, common to the Baroque period with the use of
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Madonna and Child with Saint Anne (Dei Palafrenieri)
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The Conversion of Saint Paul on the Road to Damascus
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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, Madrid)
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, London)

Caravaggio
St. John's Co-Cathedral
Valletta
oil painting
Caravaggio
John the Baptist
St. John's Co-Cathedral
Valletta
Malta
Jonathan Jones
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yellow
chiaroscuro
John the Baptist
Herodias
Bible
Golden Legend

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, Caravaggio (London)
Malta
Knights of Malta
altarpiece
St. John's Co-Cathedral
fugitive

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, Caravaggio (Madrid)
National Gallery

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