Van der Doort c.1639

Herodias, holding in both hands a platter onto which the hangman is putting the head of John of Baptist, old woman in yellowish headdress and another man's head, 4 life-size half-length figures,

Walpole Society reference (1960): 
WS 47, № 29
Measurements (Van der Doort): 
3ft x 3ft 11in (91.4 x 119.4cm)
Light: 
light from the right
Frame: 
wooden frame
Provenance: 
Mantua piece
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited: 
bought
Room description extended: 
Towards the Orchard
Original Manuscript page number: 
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 63
Identification certainty: 
Unknown