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Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642)
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Date
c. 1639–42
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
248.5 × 174 cm (97 3/4 × 68 1/2 in.); Framed: 285 × 210.2 × 8.9 cm (112 3/16 × 82 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Credit line
Louise B. and Frank H. Woods Purchase Fund
Subjects
biblical women plates pink (color) yellow (color) headdresses jewelry royal wealth Christian subjects Christianity religious religion religious figures religious scenes Salome saints Saint John the Baptist violence death decapitation