Date : 1869
Dimensions : 3,16 m x 2,40 m
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Sir Hugh Lane Bequest (NG3266)
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French Painting
Painting (Thème religieux)
Area related
France
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Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilée, is entranced by Salome's dancing and offers her a wish. She requests the head of John the Baptist on a plate and he is executed. The story is told in the gospel of Mark, chapter 6. This monumental painting is probably unfinished.
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