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Hendrick Goudt|Adam Elsheimer|Balthazar Moncornet

Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist, surrounded by three men and a child bearing a torch, the Baptist's body lies on the ground, an oval composition

ca. 1630–68
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6.7 × 5.3 cm (2.6 × 2.1 in)

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