63 x 45 cm. (24.8 x 17.7 in.) This work is close to a composition by Lucas Cranach the Elder, whose prototype is probably the painting in the Szépmuvészeti Múzeum in Budapest (inv. no. 132), dated ...

G. Cruzada Villaamil, Rubens, diplomático español, Madrid 1874, pp. 308-309; M. Rooses, L’Oeuvre de P.P. Rubens, Antwerp 1888, vol. 2, pp. 8-9, cat. no. 240; G ...

Water runs over the curves of Salomé’s bare skin. Alone together in an underground prison, John the Baptist baptizes the Judean princess. Instruct someone to imagine Salomé in the nude, and this is ...

MONTREAL — Richard Strauss' “Salomé” may be most notorious for its “Dance of the Seven Veils” or Salomé's erotic embrace with the head of John the Baptist, but the composer's rich setting of Oscar ...

Theater an der Wien is presenting a new version of Salome that features puppets! The characters of Salome and John the Baptist are both portrayed by puppets. Check out photos from this unique ...

Richard Strauss’s eerie and perverse Salome is based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name as adapted by librettist Hedwig Lachmann. Wilde was inspired by the Biblical tale of Princess Salome and ...