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Old 20th July 2017, 11:53 AM   #1
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Ariel, You're right. Not a Russian painting. It is Italian, mid 15th Century by Sano di Pietro (Siena, Italy 1405-1481): Beheading of St John the Baptist.
Here's another of his works showing straight swords ...
This one surely being Herodes ordering the killing of all children (under the age of two) of Bethlem and its surroundings.
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