Salomé with the head of Saint John the Baptist, by Ribera (1611, c.)

Salomé with the head of Saint John the Baptist, by Ribera (1611, c.)

Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (1591-1652)

1611, c.

This painting represents Salome receiving the severed head of Saint John the Baptist, based on the biblical scene. A young man is holding his head and he is accompanied by an older man. To Salomé's right there is an older woman. The representation of a young woman accompanied by an old woman and a young man is reminiscent of images with Celestinesque themes.

Iconclass code: 73C1334 http://www.iconclass.org/rkd/73C1334/
"Salome is given the head of John the Baptist by the executioner" 

Found on Sotheby's web page:
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/master-paintings-evening-n10007/lot.57.html

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200128061052/https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/master-paintings-evening-n10007/lot.57.html

Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 104.8 × 139.7 cm