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The Head of Saint John the Baptist
Attributed to Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
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17-02-2026
Attributed to Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Sevilla, 1617 - Sevilla, 1682

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo See author's file

The Head of Saint John the Baptist

XVII century. Oil on canvas.
Not on display

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1601 1700 Canvas Oil Painting

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Inventory number
P000986
Author
Attributed to Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Title
The Head of Saint John the Baptist
Date
XVII century
Technique
Oil
Support
Canvas
Dimension
Height: 50 cm; Width: 77 cm
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Museo del Prado. Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972.

Gaya Nuño, Juan Antonio, La obra pictórica completa de Murillo, Noguer, Barcelona, 1978, pp. nº343.

Angulo Íñiguez, Diego, Murillo, Espasa-Calpe, Madrid, 1981, pp. 513.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado. Inventario general de pinturas (I) La Colección Real, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1990.

Other inventories +

Inv. Fernando VII, Aranjuez, 1814-1818. Núm. 261.
Pieza de Camaristas [...] {20874} 261 / Tres quartas y media largo dos pies alto, las Cabezas de San Juan Bautista y San Pablo degolladas = Murillo

Catálogo Museo del Prado, 1854-1858. Núm. 218.

Inv. Real Museo, 1857. Núm. 218.
Murillo. / 218. La cabeza de san Juan Bautista. / Alto 1 pie, 9 pulg, 6 lin; ancho 2 pies, 9 pulg.

Catálogo Museo del Prado, 1872-1907. Núm. 887.

Catálogo Museo del Prado, 1910. Núm. 986.

Catálogo Museo del Prado, 1972. Núm. 986.

Inscriptions +

261.
 Inscribed in white. Front, lower right corner

218.
 Inscribed in red color. Front, lower left corner

71
 Inscribed. Back, central area

Murillo.
 Inscribed. Back, right side

Cabeza de Sn. J[uan] / Bautista d[...] / B[...]
 Handwritten label. Frame, back, left side bar

N. 82.
 Inscribed. Back, lower left corner

Update date: 17-02-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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