Recto, right: Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Recto, left: Salome given the head of St. John the Baptist by the executioner, design for in the Life of St. John the Baptist Verso: The Body of Alfonso Piccolomini (1551 - 1591), Sienese Outlaw Hung in Florence March 16, 1591, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Bistre, pen and ink, wash on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Verso, left: Interior of banquet hall of King Herod. In the foreground the executioner places the head of St. John on a charger held by Salome, the headless body at their feet.

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