Artwork
Salome
Salome is a tempera painting by the Symbolist artist Joakim Skovgaard. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Technique & Style
The painting is executed in tempera on canvas, measuring 182 cm in height and 128.3 cm in width. It portrays the biblical figure Salome and exemplifies a religious genre within Joakim Skovgaard’s oeuvre. The work is classified as a painting and was completed in 1899.
History & Provenance
No further details regarding a commission, prior ownership, or intermediate provenance are documented in the available sources.
Salome was created by Joakim Skovgaard in 1899, executed in tempera on canvas. The work is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains located. No further details regarding a commission, prior ownership, or intermediate provenance are documented in the available sources.
The sources establish the inception date of 1899 and confirm the painting's placement within the Statens Museum for Kunst, but they do not record information about a commissioning patron, acquisition history, or successive owners preceding the museum's holdings.
Overview
Created in 1900 by Danish artist Joakim Frederik Skovgaard, this tempera work titled Saline is part of the Statens Museum for Kunst’s collection. Though Skovgaard is chiefly remembered for his frescoes in Viborg Cathedral, this canvas reflects his engagement with Symbolist ideas, portraying the biblical figure Salome in a stylised, contemplative manner.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a female figure identified as Salome, rendered in a dramatic pose with arms lifted and torso twisted. Her attire, a long, striped dress and a modest headband, suggests a blend of historical costume and allegorical representation, inviting reflection on themes of desire and moral ambiguity associated with the biblical narrative.
Artist & collection
Artist
Joakim Frederik Skovgaard (18 November 1856 – 9 March 1933) was a Danish painter. He is remembered above all for the frescos which decorate Viborg Cathedral.
