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Salome Receives the Head of John the Baptist

Philips Galle · 1564 · engraving; paper

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

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Salome receives the head of John the Baptist from the executioner who beheaded him. The head lies on a platter. She brings the head to her mother. To the left is the beheaded body of John the Baptist in prison. In the background, the body is being removed. Below the image is an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print albumblad

Credit lineSalome ontvangt het hoofd van Johannes de Doper. 1564. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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