←Jan Adam Kruseman

Museums → Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam → Paintings
Description (auto translated):
Salome, the daughter of Herodias and Herod Philip. Her mother wanted to remarry with Herod Antipas. The preacher John the Baptist had condemned the marriage and was put in prison it. to give his birthday Herod Antipas promised Salome what she wanted when she danced for him. Her mother Herodias put her to the head of John the Baptist to ask for a dish. Reluctantly, Herod kept his promise. After the dance the severed head was brought in on a platter. New Testament, Matthew 14: 6-11 Mark 6: 14-29. Salome is proposed as an oriental princess. She looks away from the dish in her hands, which she will give to her mother. The head of John the Baptist lies in a pool of blood on the dish and covered with a white cloth, which nevertheless clearly shows the outline of his face.
Harlem
H 120 cm x W 90 cm
SKU: 271959