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Salome, also known as Salome III, was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was a granddaughter of Herod the Great and the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known
Salome with John the Baptist's head, by Charles Mellin (1597–1649)
Salomé with the head of John the Baptist, Lucas Cranach, the Elder, first half of the 16th century
Salome depicted as Queen of Armenia Minor, on the right. On the left, her husband Aristobulus.
Herod's Banquet (detail) by Fra Filippo Lippi (15th century)
The beheading of John the Baptist, also known as the decollation of Saint John the Baptist or the beheading of the Forerunner, is a biblical event commemorated as a holy day by various Christian churc
Salome
…Aristobulus of Chalcis, thus becoming queen of Armenia Minor. The gospel story of her dance at the birthday celebration of her stepfather, who had John the Baptist beheaded at her mother's request, inspired art, literature and music over an extended period of time. Among the paintings are those by Titian and Gustave Moreau…
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist by Caravaggio, National Gallery, London, c. 1607–1610
The ruins of Machaerus at a hilltop overlooking the Dead Sea in modern-day Jordan, where John's decapitation reportedly took place around 32 AD.
Salome and the Apparition of the Baptist's Head by Gustave Moreau. Watercolour painting, 1876. Now in Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.
Icon of the Beheading of John the Baptist (Museum of Icons, Recklinghausen)