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Oil painting of a severed man's head resting on a wooden block with pale cloth, dark background, and dark red bloodstains at lower right.

Head of a Guillotined Man

A severed head rests on a wooden block draped with pale cloth, turned toward the viewer's left in deep shadow. Warm highlights model the skin, while dark red blood stains the cloth at the lower right. Loose, painterly brushwork.

Artist
Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault
Date
1818–19
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1823 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1819).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior gift of William Wood Prince; L. L. and A. S. Coburn Endowment; Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection

Español: Cabeza de un hombre guillotinado

Una cabeza cortada descansa sobre un bloque de madera cubierto con tela clara, girada hacia la izquierda del espectador en una penumbra profunda. Luces cálidas modelan la piel, mientras manchas rojo oscuro de sangre tiñen la tela en la parte inferior derecha.

Português: Cabeça de um homem guilhotinado

Uma cabeça decepada repousa sobre um bloco de madeira coberto por um tecido claro, voltada para a esquerda do observador em sombra profunda. Luzes quentes modelam a pele, enquanto manchas vermelho-escuras de sangue tingem o tecido no canto inferior direito.