{"product_id":"the-head-of-saint-john-the-baptist-ngal831","title":"The Head of Saint John the Baptist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eItalian 16th Century Artist (Italian, not listed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e18\" x 15 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1511) \"Salome’s mother Herodias persuaded her to ask King Herod for the head of John the Baptist as a reward for her dancing (Matthew 14: 1–12). Herodias held a grudge against the Baptist for saying that her marriage to Herod was unlawful. The saint was beheaded and his head was then presented to Salome on a charger. There is some evidence that Leonardo painted a ‘Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger’ during his years in Milan, and there are many early sixteenth-century Milanese pictures of the subject which, like this one, may have been closely derived from Leonardo. The painting is inscribed in gold letters: MDXI \/ II.K[A]L.FEB. This translates as ‘1511, two days before the Kalends of February’ – meaning 31 January 1511. This was the day of the death of Charles II d'Amboise, governor of Milan, and the painting may have been commissioned to commemorate that event.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/italian-the-head-of-saint-john-the-baptist\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - The Head of Saint John the Baptist\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Italian 16th Century Artist","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509674610931,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (18\" x 15 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509674643699,"sku":null,"price":604.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (19 3\/8\" x 16 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509674676467,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (23 3\/4\" x 20 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509674709235,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (29 1\/8\" x 24 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509674742003,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (37 5\/8\" x 31 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509674774771,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (45 1\/8\" x 38 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509674807539,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (53 1\/4\" x 45 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509674840307,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (63 7\/8\" x 54\")","offer_id":50509674873075,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/TheHeadofSaintJohntheBaptist.jpg?v=1789272047","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/the-head-of-saint-john-the-baptist-ngal831","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}