At her mother’s direction, Salome requests the head of Saint John the Baptist. Herod orders a soldier to execute the saint and deliver his head to Salome, which she then presents to Herodias.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Madrid), c. 1609, is a painting by the Italian master Caravaggio in the Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid. [1]

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (London), c. 1607/1610, is a painting by the Italian master Caravaggio now in the collection of the National Gallery in London. The painting was …

Caravaggio's Salome with the head of John the Baptist was, in fact, not listed in the inventory of the Escorial until 1686. Stylistically and emotionally close to the Sicilian paintings, it could well …

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist, about 1609-10. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642) This painting depicts Salome as she receives the head of John the Baptist on a platter, the gruesome reward she chose for having pleased her stepfather, …

Salome and the Apparition of the Baptist's Head by Gustave Moreau.Watercolor painting, 1876. Now in Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. Icon of the Beheading of John the Baptist (Museum of …

According to biblical sources, Salome agreed to dance before her father, Herod II, King of Judea, in exchange for receiving the severed head of John the Baptist (Mark 6:21–28 and Matthew …

The Bible recounts how King Herod, captivated by the dancing of his stepdaughter, Salome, offered her any reward. At her mother’s urging, Salome requested the head of John the …

Herodias persuaded her daughter to ask Herod for John’s head, and the king reluctantly fulfilled his promise. Van Rijck portrays Salome grasping a gold dish into which her ghoulish …