Odium muliebrenil suade moderabile [The Dance of Solomon and the Beheading of the Baptist; The dance of Salome, the beheading of St John the Baptist]

Herodias’ daughter, Salome, had danced so beautifully that Herod had promised to grant her any wish. Prompted by Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist. This was H...

This work by Joan Mates falls within the framework of the International Gothic of the late 14th century at a time when most of the arts were influenced by both France and Siena, re...

This painting depicts the beheading of St John the Baptist, purposely painted for the space where it still hangs to date....

674-3, 6°Kachina dance sash (in two halves); ta-kun-i-kwi-kya-tsi-napa, or kâkâthléom (TK); cotton, wool, pigments; l. 102 cm. (without fringe), w. 26.5 cm.; ca. 1880.‖ The oldest ...

Hat badge, gold, enamelled, with the head of St John the Baptist on a platter, French, ca. 1500-1525. Hat badge, gold, enamelled. The circular badge with a cabled wire border, betw...

Pier Francesco Mola moved to Rome with his family in 1616. Little is known about his initial training but it is thought that he made two trips to the north of Italy, the first betw...

Jacques Daret trained with Robert Campin, in whose workshop he is recorded in 1428. In 1432 he is registered in the painters’ guild in Tournai. Daret’s works are heavily indebted t...

Salome danced seductively for King Herod, and, as a reward, she was granted a wish. Urged on by her mother Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist, who had criticiz...