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Title: Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist. Creator: Lucas Cranach, the Elder. Date Created: 16th century. Physical Dimensions: 61 cm x 49.5 cm. Type: Painting. Rights: MNAA Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, inv. 738 Pint. Medium: Oil on oak panel. An extraordinary example of the peculiar and vast female universe of Cranach’s work, in ...
Jan 13, 2020 · N.S. Gill. Updated on January 13, 2020. John the Baptist was a Jewish forerunner of Jesus who baptized believers for the imminent coming of Judgment Day. In the Canonical Gospels, John the Baptist is the herald of Christ and the Christian era. John's parents are Zachariah and Elizabeth (who is called the cousin of the Virgin Mary, the mother of ...
Salome: Present at the Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. . Crucified, Dead, and Buried. ... be with her: her own sister Salome, the sister ... Christ - its reception, alike in the. present and in ... the strange historical occurence at His Crucifixion once more ... John. at his crucifixion (John 19 ... his brother James, nor his mother Salome ...
Jan 28, 2021 · The beheading of John the Baptist is a well-known story. Even many who aren’t familiar with the New Testament have heard the story of the dance of Salome that cost John his head. Artists throughout the ages have dramatized the grizzly scene of John’s head being brought on a plate by the young girl (see above). Recently, Győző Vörös ...
Dec 21, 2023 · 8. Interpretations. 9. Long-Terms Influence. Salome is a character that appears in several sections of the Bible. She is best known as the daughter of Herodias and the step-daughter of King Herod. Salome is famous for her role in the beheading of John the Baptist, as told in the Gospel of Mark. Her story appears throughout the New Testament.
Jan 14, 2020 · The historical account of Salome is included in Jewish Antiquities, book 18, chapters 4 and 5, by Flavius Josephus. The story in the Christian scripture, Mark 6:17-29 and Matthew 14:3-11, is identified with this historical account, though the name of the dancer is not mentioned in the New Testament.
The painting brings together the characteristics of the Venetian school and is probably dated between 1550 and 1559. It depicts a young Salome looking into the viewer's eyes as she raises her arms, holding up an engraved, silver tray with the head of John the Baptist on it. In the upper left of the canvas, an inscription on a scroll reads ...
