Tăierea capului Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul
1850
From the collection of "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum
1850
From the collection of "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum
Tăierea capului Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul is a 1850 by Unknown, depicting Biblical Magi, held at "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum.
This drawing shows Saint John the Baptist kneeling as a soldier raises a sword above his head. Blood sprays from his neck in a thin red line. Stars dot the dark sky above like scattered nails. The artist didn’t sign it, which is common for old devotional drawings. Tiny cross-hatching lines make the shadows feel real, even though it’s just ink on paper. Soft stippling around the edges fades the background into nothing. Look for this work in the Museum of Ethnography.
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