The Dance of the Seven Veils is the dance performed by Salome before King Herod Antipas in modern stage, literature, and visual arts. It is an elaboration on the New Testament story of the Feast of He
Dance of Salome. Armand Point, 1898
The Stomach Dance by Aubrey Beardsley, an interpretation of the Dance of the Seven Veils
A poster for a performance by Loïe Fuller at the Folies Bergère
Brigid Bazlen as Salomé in the biblical epic King of Kings (1961)
Salome is a one-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original version of the play was first published in French in 1893; an English translation was published a year later. The play depicts the attempted se
Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley for the first English edition of the play (1894)
Illustration for Salome, by Manuel Orazi
Lina Munte as Salome in the first production (1896)