Plaque with Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
As a reward for her sensual dance, Salome asked her stepfather, King Herod, to give her the head of John the Baptist. The executioner’s tense posture and distorted hand emphasizes the grizzly nature of his deed, as he hands over of the saint’s head.
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Plaque with Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
As a reward for her sensual dance, Salome asked her stepfather, King Herod, to give her the head of John the Baptist. The executioner’s tense posture and distorted hand emphasizes the grizzly nature of his deed, as he hands over of the saint’s head.
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Als beloning voor haar sensuel ...... n verwrongen hand van de beul.
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As a reward for her sensual da ...... ands over of the saint’s head.
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Rijksmuseum
title
Plaque with Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
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Plaquette met Salome met het hoofd van Johannes de Doper
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type
created
c. 1550 - before 1591
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ca. 1550 - voor 1591
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extent
breedte 24,8 cm
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dikte 1,9 cm
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height 17.6 cm
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height 18.4 cm
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hoogte 17,6 cm
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hoogte 18,4 cm
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thickness 1.9 cm
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width 24.8 cm
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Collectie: edele metalen
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provenance
…; from Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1 ...... ransferred to the museum, 1960
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derde kwart 16e eeuw
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fourth quarter 16th century
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third quarter 16th century
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vierde kwart 16e eeuw
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