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Originally Posted by ALEX
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 ...
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This one surely being Herodes ordering the killing of all children (under the age of two) of Bethlem and its surroundings.