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.

Artiste: Italienische Grafik 1824–1911
Datation: 1825/1835
Catégorie: Dessin
Technique: 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: Domaine public, CC0

Description de l’image

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