Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
1550
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1550
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist is a 1550 unspecified by Unknown, a Mannerism work, held at Rijksmuseum.
You see a woman holding a platter with a man’s severed head, while a king and queen feast behind her under a canopy. This painting copies an older print by Lucas van Leyden. The copyist kept the crowded scene—dog on the floor, executioner outside the window—but the colors are flatter and the lines less sharp. It’s like a secondhand story: the drama is still there, but the details feel softer. To see the original print that inspired this, visit the Rijksmuseum.
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