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The painting was discovered in a private collection in 1959. The early Caravaggio biographer Giovanni Bellori, writing in 1673, mentions a Salome with the Head of John the Baptist sent by the artist to the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta in the hope of regaining favour after having been expelled from the Order in 1608.
John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness) was the subject of at least eight paintings by the Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610). The story of John the Baptist is told in the Gospels. John was the cousin of Jesus, and his calling was to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah.
Salome (Titian, private collection) Salome (Titian, Rome) Salome Dancing before Herod; Salome Receives the Head of John the Baptist; Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Luini) Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Stom) Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, London) Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio ...
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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]The early Caravaggio biographer Giovanni Bellori, writing in 1672, records the artist sending a Salome with the Head of John the Baptist from Naples to the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Fra Alof de Wignacourt, in the hope of regaining ...
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. The 1881 Westcott-Hort text is:
The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, Bernard van Orley, c. 1514–1515, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, Titian, c. 1515; Head of John the Baptist, Hans Baldung Grien, 1516, National Gallery of Art; Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (c. 1527) by Bernardino Luini. Salome with the Head of John the Baptist is a c. 1527 oil-on-panel painting by Bernardino Luini.It was in the Imperial Gallery, in Vienna, until 1773, when it was swapped for another work and arrived in Florence, where it now hangs in the Uffizi Gallery. [1]