Cleveland Museum of Art
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Bernardino Luini
- Date
- 1500s or later
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Culture
- Italy, Milan
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Salome’s dancing so pleased her stepfather Herod that he offered her anything she wanted. Her mother advised Salome to demand John the Baptist’s head, which Salome presented to her family on an elaborate dish. Despite its biblical source, this work was meant for a domestic setting, whose owner would have admired the elegant presentation of a shocking story.
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