Salome painting

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Master Artists, St John The Baptist, Baroque Painting, Rennaissance Art, The Royal Collection, Italian Painters, San Giovanni, Art Antique, Jean Baptiste

The story is told in two of the Gospels (Matthew 14: 3-12 and Mark 6: 17-29): St John the Baptist is in prison for denouncing the adulterous and incestuous liaison between King Herod and Herodias. Salome (Herodiass daughter by a previous marriage) so delights the King with her dancing that he promises to give her anything she wants. Prompted by her mother, she asks for John the Baptists head on a platter.This painting entered the Royal Collection as a gift from Sir John Finch to King Charles…

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