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Salome Receives the Head of John the Baptist
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Salome Receives the Head of John the Baptist

Lambertus Antonius Claessens · c. 1808 - 1834 · etching; engraving; paper; chine collé

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The executioner who beheaded John the Baptist brings the still bleeding head on a tray to Salome, the stepdaughter of Herod. In his hand he still holds the sword with which he killed John. Onlookers look in horror at the head.

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Credit lineSalome ontvangt het hoofd van Johannes de Doper. c. 1808 - 1834. Lambertus Antonius Claessens. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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