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"description": "(F. Muller, Amsterdam, sale H. I. A Raedt van Oldenbarnevelt et al., November 6 ff., 1900, no. 339 [fl. 280, to Valk])",
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"description": "(Christie\u2019s, London, sale Mrs. W. E. Gatacre-Jonkvrouwe de Stuers, November 26, 1965, no. 42 [as by Hendrik Gerritsz Pot; 600 Gns., to Sokolow])",
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"did_you_know": "The pommel of the executioner's sword is decorated with a grotesque head, suggesting an ancient or exotic setting for this event.",
"description": "The colorful, exotic garments worn by the woman at the right demonstrate Jacob Duck\u2019s skill in painting luxurious surfaces: she is Salome, daughter of Herodias. According to the New Testament, Herodias bore a grudge against John the Baptist, who condemned her marriage to Herod, ruler of Galilee and Perea. At a celebration dinner, Salome so charmed Herod with her dancing that he offered her anything she desired\u2014and Herodias convinced Salome to demand John the Baptist\u2019s head. Rather than depicting the actual execution, Duck focused on the executioner\u2019s muscled physique as he departs the scene, turning to look at the viewer after having presented Salome with John\u2019s severed head.",
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"citation": "\"Notable Works of Art Now on the Market: Supplement.\" The Burlington Magazine 115, no. 843 (June 1973).",
"page_number": "Mentioned and reproduced: pl XXX",
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"citation": "Lee, Sherman E. \"The Year in Review for 1975.\" The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 2 (1976): 31-71.",
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