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Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

1500s or later

follower of Bernardino Luini

(Italian, c. 1480-c. 1532)
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.)

Description

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 of a shocking story.
  • [Baron Persi, Paris, 1810];
    Count Eric Bentzel-Sternau, Mariahalden Gallery, Erlenbach, Switzerland, until after 1847;
    Miner K. Kellogg, Paris, by 1855;
    Mr. and Mrs. Liberty E. Holden, Cleveland, 1889, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1916.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. Reproduced: p. 373; Mentioned: p. 372-374
    Rubinstein-Bloch, Stella. Catalogue of a Collection of Paintings, Etc. Presented by Mrs. Liberty E. Holden to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1917. Mentioned: p. 28-29, cat. no. 27; Reproduced: p. 59, No. 27 archive.org
  • Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons 1500-1650. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (organizer) (February 16-May 5, 2002); There will be no 2nd venue. (June 8-August 18, 2002); Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA (September 14-December 8, 2002).
    University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan (2/16/2002 - 5/5/2002) and Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Mass. (9/14/2002- 12/8/2002): "Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons 1500-1650", exh. cat. no. 67, p. 146.
    The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).
    Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).
  • {{cite web|title=Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist|url=false|author=Bernardino Luini|year=1500s or later|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.824