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Bernard van Orley

The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist

ca. 1514–15
Oil on wood
64.8 × 74.3 cm (25.5 × 29.3 in)

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● On view now — Gallery 636

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified July 2026

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