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The painting which had been lost or misattributed for over 209 years was rediscovered in 1987 and in 1998 sold for $5.5 million US. The work then became part of the Fisch-Davidson collection of [[Baroque paintings]] and in turn was sold in February 2023 during Sotheby's [[Old Masters]] sale for $26.9 million the third highest ever price for a work by Rubens<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/25/lost-rubens-painting-head-john-baptist-salome-auction-sothebys |title=Lost Rubens painting of Salome could exceed £31m at auction|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 October 2023|access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Elaine Velie |url=https://hyperallergic.com/773588/rare-peter-paul-rubens-painting-heads-to-the-auction-block/ |title=Rubens Painting, Lost for Centuries, Heads to the Auction Block |publisher=Hyperallergic.com |access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wong |first=Kayan |url=https://en.thevalue.com/articles/sothebys-masters-week-fisch-davidson-collection-peter-paul-rubens-2023 |title=Rubens' depiction of Salome and John the Baptist Beheaded fetches US$26.9m|publisher=The Value|access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref> |
The painting which had been lost or misattributed for over 209 years was rediscovered in 1987 and in 1998 sold for $5.5 million US. The work then became part of the Fisch-Davidson collection of [[Baroque paintings]] and in turn was sold in February 2023 during Sotheby's [[Old Masters]] sale for $26.9 million the third highest ever price for a work by Rubens<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/25/lost-rubens-painting-head-john-baptist-salome-auction-sothebys |title=Lost Rubens painting of Salome could exceed £31m at auction|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 October 2023|access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Elaine Velie |url=https://hyperallergic.com/773588/rare-peter-paul-rubens-painting-heads-to-the-auction-block/ |title=Rubens Painting, Lost for Centuries, Heads to the Auction Block |publisher=Hyperallergic.com |access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wong |first=Kayan |url=https://en.thevalue.com/articles/sothebys-masters-week-fisch-davidson-collection-peter-paul-rubens-2023 |title=Rubens' depiction of Salome and John the Baptist Beheaded fetches US$26.9m|publisher=The Value|access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref> |
Revision as of 00:34, 14 February 2023
The Head of Saint John the Baptist Presented to Salome | |
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Artist | Peter Paul Rubens |
Year | 1609 (c.) |
Type | oil on panel |
Dimensions | 94 cm cm × 101.8 cm cm (37in in × 40in in) |
Location | Private collection |
The Head of Saint John the Baptist presented to Salome is a circa 1609 oil on panel painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) executed shortly after his return to his native city of Flanders after a long stay in Italy.
The painting which had been lost or misattributed for over 209 years was rediscovered in 1987 and in 1998 sold for $5.5 million US. The work then became part of the Fisch-Davidson collection of Baroque paintings and in turn was sold in February 2023 during Sotheby's Old Masters sale for $26.9 million the third highest ever price for a work by Rubens[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Lost Rubens painting of Salome could exceed £31m at auction". The Guardian. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Elaine Velie. "Rubens Painting, Lost for Centuries, Heads to the Auction Block". Hyperallergic.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Wong, Kayan. "Rubens' depiction of Salome and John the Baptist Beheaded fetches US$26.9m". The Value. Retrieved 13 February 2023.