Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Italienische Grafik 1824–1911, 1825/1835

The image shows the upper half of a figure, focusing on a young woman who is looking at the viewer. Her facial features are delicately rendered with soft shading. Her hair is styled in an updo with accessories. She is dressed in a flowing garment with folds, highlighted with color. She is holding a platter with a man's head. In the background, there is a sketched figure of an older man. The background features earthy colors.
Artist
Italienische Grafik 1824–1911
Date
1825/1835
Type
Drawing
Medium
pen and brown ink with watercolor and brown-gray wash over black chalk, with touches of red chalk in Salom's lips and by her mouth, on laid paper
Dimensions
28.8 × 24 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows the upper half of a figure, focusing on a young woman who is looking at the viewer. Her facial features are delicately rendered with soft shading. Her hair is styled in an updo with accessories. She is dressed in a flowing garment with folds, highlighted with color. She is holding a platter with a man's head. In the background, there is a sketched figure of an older man. The background features earthy colors.

Italienische Grafik 1824–1911