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'''''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 an eight year stay in Italy.
'''''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 an eight year stay in Italy.


The painting which had been lost or misattributed for over 200 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 200 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><ref>https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/baroque-masterpieces-from-the-fisch-davidson-collection/salome-presented-with-the-head-of-saint-john-the</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:29, 14 February 2023

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Presented to Salome
ArtistPeter Paul Rubens
Year1609 (c.)
Typeoil on panel
Dimensions94 cm × 101.8 cm (37 in × 40 in)
LocationPrivate 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 an eight year stay in Italy.

The painting which had been lost or misattributed for over 200 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][4]

References

  1. ^ "Lost Rubens painting of Salome could exceed £31m at auction". The Guardian. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. ^ Elaine Velie. "Rubens Painting, Lost for Centuries, Heads to the Auction Block". Hyperallergic.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ Wong, Kayan. "Rubens' depiction of Salome and John the Baptist Beheaded fetches US$26.9m". The Value. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/baroque-masterpieces-from-the-fisch-davidson-collection/salome-presented-with-the-head-of-saint-john-the