Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

c. 1650

pen and brown ink, brown washes and white heightening (oxidized), over black chalk on antique laid paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink

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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026

FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The stoic Salome in this drawing awaits the head of John the Baptist so that she can deliver it to King Herod on a salver.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The stoic Salome in this drawing awaits the head of John the Baptist so that she can deliver it to King Herod on a salver.

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