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Painted scene of a beheading: an executioner raises a sword while soldiers stand near a red banner and a golden basin.

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martirio di san giovanni Battista, Masaccio (1426), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Via artnap.com

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This tempera panel, catalogued as Martirio di san Giovanni Battista by Masaccio, dated 1426, shows an executioner raising a sword beside a seated soldier holding a severed head over a golden basin. Soldiers in red-lined cloaks and helmets stand near a red banner, with a pale stone building and rocky hills behind them. The painting is held by the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.

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