Beheading of John the Baptist by Caravaggio, 1608
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Popular Works by Caravaggio
Caravaggio Early maturity paintings
Narcissus (1597-1599) • David with the Head of Goliath 3 (1609-1610) • Judith Beheading Holofernes (1598-1599) • Amor Victorious (1601-1602) • Supper at Emmaus (1606) • St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness 1 (1607) • Portrait of Maffeo Barberini (1599) • Taking of the Christ (1602) • The Sacrifice of Isaac (1601-1602)
Caravaggio Maturity period paintings
Saint Jerome Writing (1605-1606) • St. John the Baptist (1595) • St. Francis (1606) • The Entombment (1602-1603) • The Crowning with Thorns (1602-1603) • Madonna di Loreto (1603-1605) • St. John The Baptist (1602) • St. Jerome in Meditation (1605) • Ecce Homo (1606) • The Crowning with Thorns (1595) • Madonna with the Serpent (1606) • Saint Francis (1606)
Caravaggio Early paintings
Bacchus (1596) • Concert of Youths (1595) • Bacchino Malato (1593) • St Catherine of Alexandria (1598) • Penitent Magdalene (1597) • The Cardsharps (1594) • Boy Bitten by a Lizard (1594-1596) • St. Francis in Ecstasy (1600) • Martha and Mary Magdalene (1598) • Rest on Flight to Egypt (1596-1597) • Boy Peeling a Pear (1592-1593)
Caravaggio Later paintings (the Maltese period)
Sleeping Cupid (1608) • Beheading of John the Baptist (1608) • The Seven Acts of Mercy (1607) • Christ at the Column (1607) • Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt (1608) • St Jerome (1607) • Madonna del Rosario (1607) • Flagellation of Christ (1607) • Burial of St Lucy (1608) • Raising of Lazarus (1609) • Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt 2 (1607-1608)
Caravaggio Latest paintings
David with the Head of Goliath 2 (1606-1607) • The Denial of St Peter (1610) • Salome with the Head of the Baptist (1609) • The Annunciation (1608-1609) • Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (1607) • Nativity with St Francis and St Lawrence (1609)
Caravaggio Cerasi Chapel Paintings
The Conversion of St. Paul (1601) • The Conversion of St. Paul (1600)
Caravaggio Contarelli Chapel Paintings
Martyrdom of St. Matthew (1599-1600) • The Inspiration of Saint Matthew (1602)
Narcissus (1597-1599) • David with the Head of Goliath 3 (1609-1610) • Judith Beheading Holofernes (1598-1599) • Amor Victorious (1601-1602) • Supper at Emmaus (1606) • St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness 1 (1607) • Portrait of Maffeo Barberini (1599) • Taking of the Christ (1602) • The Sacrifice of Isaac (1601-1602)
Caravaggio Maturity period paintings
Saint Jerome Writing (1605-1606) • St. John the Baptist (1595) • St. Francis (1606) • The Entombment (1602-1603) • The Crowning with Thorns (1602-1603) • Madonna di Loreto (1603-1605) • St. John The Baptist (1602) • St. Jerome in Meditation (1605) • Ecce Homo (1606) • The Crowning with Thorns (1595) • Madonna with the Serpent (1606) • Saint Francis (1606)
Caravaggio Early paintings
Bacchus (1596) • Concert of Youths (1595) • Bacchino Malato (1593) • St Catherine of Alexandria (1598) • Penitent Magdalene (1597) • The Cardsharps (1594) • Boy Bitten by a Lizard (1594-1596) • St. Francis in Ecstasy (1600) • Martha and Mary Magdalene (1598) • Rest on Flight to Egypt (1596-1597) • Boy Peeling a Pear (1592-1593)
Caravaggio Later paintings (the Maltese period)
Sleeping Cupid (1608) • Beheading of John the Baptist (1608) • The Seven Acts of Mercy (1607) • Christ at the Column (1607) • Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt (1608) • St Jerome (1607) • Madonna del Rosario (1607) • Flagellation of Christ (1607) • Burial of St Lucy (1608) • Raising of Lazarus (1609) • Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt 2 (1607-1608)
Caravaggio Latest paintings
David with the Head of Goliath 2 (1606-1607) • The Denial of St Peter (1610) • Salome with the Head of the Baptist (1609) • The Annunciation (1608-1609) • Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (1607) • Nativity with St Francis and St Lawrence (1609)
Caravaggio Cerasi Chapel Paintings
The Conversion of St. Paul (1601) • The Conversion of St. Paul (1600)
Caravaggio Contarelli Chapel Paintings
Martyrdom of St. Matthew (1599-1600) • The Inspiration of Saint Matthew (1602)
Popular Works by other Baroque Art artists
Caravaggio - Medusa (1597) • Caravaggio - David with the Head of Goliath 1 (1600) • Caravaggio - Incredulity of St. Thomas (1601-1602) • Rubens - Elevation of The Cross (1610-1611) • Vermeer - The Girl with the Pearl Earring (1665) • Rembrandt - The Night Watch (1642) • Caravaggio - Calling of St Matthew (1599-1600) • Rembrandt - The Return of the Prodigal Son (1669) • Rembrandt - Danae (1636-1647) • Rembrandt - The Anatomy Lesson (1631) • Caravaggio - Death of the Virgin (1604-1606) • Vermeer - The Milkmaid (1658-1660) • Vermeer - Woman Weighing Pearls (1662-1663) • Caravaggio - Crucifixion of St. Peter (1601) • Vermeer - Young Woman with a Water Jug (1660-1662) • Vermeer - A Lady Writing a Letter (1665-1666)
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Visitors Comments on Beheading of John the Baptist by Caravaggio
March 9, 2011 by ADAM CARLSON
Something is hiding in Caravaggio’s blood.
Look closely, and you’ll find words.
In his “Beheading of St. John the Baptist,” the 17th-century Italian painter did more than depict an execution: he signed his name to one.
Caravaggio's The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
“Clever, inventive signatures in paintings are unusual in the Seicento, the 17th century, so one is immediately curious as to why Caravaggio signed his name in this unusual form,” said David M. Stone, a professor of art history at the University of Delaware and noted art historian, who will be lecturing on the significance of the signature in Caravaggio’s famed “The Beheading of John the Baptist.”
What may seem morbid, however, has a hint of playfulness.
Read more here: http://www.redandblack.com/2011/03/09/professor-studies-17th-century-painting/