Title

Herodias with the head of John the Baptist, 1488 (1964). Artist: Anon

Caption

Herodias with the head of John the Baptist, 1488 (1964). From Leven ons Heeren, a Dutch translation of Vita Christi (Life of Christ) by the 14th century theologian Ludolph of Saxony, published in Delft, 1488. A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1964

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C59_250

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (5,3Mb) / 16,7in x 11,7in / 5012 x 3516 (300dpi)

Keywords

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