Salome met het hoofd van Johannes de Doper
1524
- Medium
- panel
- Dimensions
- 71.8 × 53.6 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-106924
Salome danced seductively for King Herod, and, as a reward, she was granted a wish. Urged on by her mother Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist, who had criticized Herodias’ adultery with the king. Salome is showing us her prize, the saint’s head on a platter.
Provenance
On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
Registry history
- 1524 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum
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