The story of Salome comes to us from the Bible. She is the daughter of Herodias and Herod II. Her mother later marries her ...

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist by Giovanni Andrea Sirani (possibly after) depicts the dramatic climax of a moralizing biblical narrative through a Baroque-era lens. Salome with the Head of ...

The beheading of John the Baptist has inspired lots of artistic interpretations. When we read Mark’s telling in today’s Gospel, we can see why; it has all the elements of a great story. It’s told as a ...

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Il Guercino, because he squinted, Born in Cento, a town near Ferrara, in 1591, died in Bologna in 1666, aged 75. . . . Tradition classes him with the disciples of ...

Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 145 (Sale info: For Sale). "And Herodias sent, and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she ...

34.5 x 39 cm. (13.6 x 15.4 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...