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1639–1640 · Art Institute of Chicago

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Guido ReniWikidata

painting by Guido Reni

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ReligiousJohn the BaptistSalomebeheaded head
Date
1639–1640 (known to the century)Wikidata
Art Institute of Chicago: c. 1639–42
Medium
Oil on canvasArt Institute of Chicago
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
248.5 × 174 cmArt Institute of Chicago
Wikidata: 248.5 × 174 cm
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoWikidata
Gallery
Gallery 211Art Institute of Chicago
Genre
religious artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1960.3Wikidata
Credit line
Louise B. and Frank H. Woods Purchase FundArt Institute of Chicago

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Exhibition historyArt Institute of Chicago

London, British Institution, 1819, no. 62, as Judith with Head of Holofernes. Detroit Institute of Arts, Art in Italy, 1600-1700, Apr. 6-May 9, 1965, no. 82. Bologna, Pinoteca Nazionale, Guido Reni, 1575-1642, Sep. 5-Nov. 13, 1988, cat. 71; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Dec. 11, 1988-Feb. 5, 1989, cat. 59; Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, Mar. 9-May 14, 1989 [Bologna only]. Frankfurt, Städel Museum, Guido Reni: The Divine, Nov. 23, 2022 - Mar. 5, 2023, cat. 158; Madrid, Museo del Prado, Guido Reni, Mar. 28 - July 9, 2023, cat. 82.
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