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The Feast of Herod
Herodias’ daughter, Salome, had danced so beautifully that Herod had promised to grant her any wish. Prompted by Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist. This was Herodias’ revenge for the Baptist’s outspoken criticism of her marriage to Herod. Here Salome presents Saint John the Baptist’s head to King Herod. Herod shrinks back in horror. To his left, Herodias prods the Baptist’s t…
Creator
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Peter Paul Rubens
Subject
- Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish
- High Baroque
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Creator
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Peter Paul Rubens
Subject
- Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish
- High Baroque
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Creation date
- About 1635-1638
Current location
- Scottish National Gallery
Provenance
- Purchased 1958
Identifier
- UK_280_026
Extent
- 208.00 x 264.00 cm (framed: 246.00 x 308.50 x 13.00 cm)
Language
- English
Relations
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20422087
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-10T19:17:52.513Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-09-10T19:17:52.513Z