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Plaque with Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
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As a reward for her sensual dance, Salome asked her stepfather, King Herod, to give her the head of John the Baptist. The executioner’s tense posture and distorted hand emphasizes the grizzly nature of his deed, as he hands over of the saint’s head.
Title: Plaque with Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
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As a reward for her sensual dance, Salome asked her stepfather, King Herod, to give her the head of John the Baptist.
The executioner’s tense posture and distorted hand emphasizes the grizzly nature of his deed, as he hands over of the saint’s head.
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