Copy after the painting Herodias and the Head of the Baptist by Masolino
Painting
1885 (made)
1885 (made)
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Drawing of four women in a room. In the foreground a woman with a blue turban and a crown (Herodias) sits holding the head of a man (St John the Baptist). A blond girl kneels before her. In the background two blond girls in dark dresses look at the scene in an attitude of surprise.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, trace of pencil, on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, copy after Herodias and Head of the Baptist, Masolino in Collegiata in Castiglione Olona (Varese), Edward Kaiser, Arundel Society watercolour, 1885 |
| Physical description | Drawing of four women in a room. In the foreground a woman with a blue turban and a crown (Herodias) sits holding the head of a man (St John the Baptist). A blond girl kneels before her. In the background two blond girls in dark dresses look at the scene in an attitude of surprise. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in black ink Edward Kaiser |
| Object history | Acquired in 1995 from the National Gallery of London. Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society in 1885, not published. |
| Bibliographic reference | Tanya Ledger, <u>A Study of the Arundel Society 1848-1897</u>. Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.279 |
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| Accession number | E.223-1995 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2009 |
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