Salome - 1870
by Alexandre Georges Henri Regnault
Title
Salome - 1870
Artist
Alexandre Georges Henri Regnault
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Henri Regnault initially represented this Italian model as an African woman, but after he later enlarged the canvas at the bottom and right and transformed it into a representation of Salomé. She is shown after having danced for her stepfather, Herod Antipas, governor of Judaea.
The platter and knife allude to the reward she claimed for her performance: the severed head of John the Baptist.
Digitally enhanced Public Domain Artwork of '' Salomé - 1870 '', created 1921 by Alexandre Georges Henri Regnault (31 October 1843 - 19 January 1871), a French painter, born in Paris and the son of Henri Victor Regnault. Henri Regnault was killed during the Franco-Prussian War, just months after this picture was exhibited to great acclaim at the Salon of 1870.
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February 5th, 2024
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