Caption
Salome receives the head of John the Baptist, print, album page, Salome receives the head of John the Baptist on a platter from a soldier of King Herod. Below the image is a Latin quote from Mark 6. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, Southern Netherlands, after painting by Peter Paul Rubens, grantor of privilege: unknown, 1596 - 1659, paper, engraving, engraving pasted on album page, height 280 mm x width 227 mm, Salome is given the head of John the Baptist by the executioner, A detailed engraved scene shows three figures clustered close together, all rendered in fine crosshatching. A bearded man on the left wears a tunic with rolled sleeves and grips the hair of a severed head that rests on a shallow dish, his other hand holding a sword at his side. In the center, a woman with curly hair and a decorative headband looks outward, her low neckline and draped fabric creating flowing folds. To the right, a younger woman with hair pulled back and wearing a pendant looks toward the central woman while supporting the dish that holds the head, whose eyes are closed and whose face is framed by a beard and curly hair. The background consists of textured stone blocks and a small window high above, and the composition emphasizes strong contrasts of light and dark across clothing and skin.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B45_145
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45.1Mb (7.2Mb) / 11.9in x 14.8in / 3558 x 4429 (300dpi)