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 in an elaborate dish. Despite its biblical source, this work was meant for a domestic setting, whose owner would have admired the elegant presentation. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1500. Place of creation: Italy, Milan, 16th century. Dimensions: Framed: 72.1 x 87 x 5.7 cm (28 3/8 x 34 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Unframed: 46.6 x 59.7 cm (18 3/8 x 23 1/2 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Salome. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Clevelandart 1916.824
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