Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Nicolaus KnupferLinkedCulture matchlcp-d5970ad47aca

Date
c. 1650
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown washes and white heightening (oxidized), over black chalk on antique laid paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Culture
Netherlands
Department
Drawings
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
329328

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The Utrecht artist Nicolaes Knupfer was known for depicting powerful women who outsmarted or overpowered men. This drawing, probably a study for a painting, depicts the New Testament story of Salome, who was granted a wish by King Herod after dancing for him. Encouraged by her mother, Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist, against whom Herodias bore a grudge for objecting to her marriage to the king. The scene shows the theatrical moment after the beheading, when a stoic Salome holds a salver to receive the head. The stoic Salome in this drawing awaits the head of John the Baptist so that she can deliver it to King Herod on a salver.

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Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Provenance
March 29, 2015: Christie's, Paris, France | Private Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands | March 4, 2019: the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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