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Painting of a dark-haired woman in a gold gown and red shawl holding a covered dish beside a stone wall.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, 1861

A young woman with dark curls, a gold jeweled tiara and a sheer veil sits against a pale stone wall, wearing a gold embroidered gown and a red shawl. She holds a dish draped in white cloth, with a dark object visible at its edge, in a detailed oil painting with warm light.

Artist
Jan Adam Kruseman (eigenhandig gesigneerd)
Date
1861
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3024 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1861.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Stories of the Old Testament19th centuryoil on canvasbiblical scenepaintingromantic paintingdutch artjohn the baptistdishred shawltiarasalome

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