Curatorial Notes
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.
Artwork Identification
Title Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Title (PT) Salomé com a Cabeça de São João Batista
Title (ES) Salomé con la Cabeza de San Juan Bautista
Artist Bernardino Luini
Artist Bio Bernardino Luini (Italian, c. 1480-c. 1532)
Date 1500s or later
Work Type Painting
Location & Collection
Institution Cleveland Museum of Art
Source View Museum Page
License Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
