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The two centuries from 1500 to 1700 saw a great rebirth of European art, including a massive body of works devoted to biblical subjects. Amongst these are three narratives which focus in particular on death and decapitation Salome s demand for the severed head of John the Baptist, Judith s seduction and beheading of Holofernes, and David s felling and beheading of Goliath.

Title : Beheaded: Classical Paintings of Biblical Decapitation
Author : Gianfranco Sodoma
Language : en
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