OFFERED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL EXECUTED 17TH CENTURY FLEMISH SCHOOL OIL ON CANVAS DEPICTING THE BEHEADING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. THIS POWERFUL AND CONFRONTING IMAGE IS A PERFECT DISPLAY OF CHRISTIAN MARTYRDOM. ALTHOUGH A RELIGIOUS PAINTING IT IS ALSO CONSIDERED A HISTORY PAINTING WHICH IS QUALIFIED BY THE GOSPEL OF MATHEW. HOWEVER [Continue]