Flemish School, 16th Century Salome with the head of St. John…

Flemish School, 16th Century

Salome with the head of St. John the Baptist, n/d, oil on panel,

63,5×53 cm

Private Collection

In Christian tradition, Salome is the personification of female seductiveness. Her dance before King Herod, for which she was rewarded with the head of St. John the Baptist, who had resisted her advances, has frequently inspired artists.