The soldier with the halberd on the left in the foreground bears the physiognomy of Cranach and looks out at the viewer. St John the Baptist lies on the ground behind him. The henchman has already decapitated him and gives his head to Salome, who places it on a silver
The soldier with the halberd on the left in the foreground bears the physiognomy of Cranach and looks out at the viewer. St John the Baptist lies on the ground behind him. The henchman has already decapitated him and gives his head to Salome, who places it on a silver plate. Behind her is a group of female attendants. Salome's stepfather Herod enters the scene from the left on horseback accompanied by his entourage. A mountain forest landscape with numerous castles is visible in the background. The coat-of-arms of Stanislaus Thurzo, Bishop of Olmütz is illustrated in the bottom left corner.
[see Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2008, 159, No. 20]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2008, 159, No. 20] |
- Production date
- 1515
Production date
1515 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 84 x 58 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 84 x 58 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2008, 159, No. 20]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 84, No. 73]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the halberd of the soldier standing on the left in the foreground: winged serpent and dated '1515'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the halberd of the soldier standing on the left in the foreground: winged serpent and dated '1515'
[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2008, 159, No. 20]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 84, No. 73]
- Owner
- Archdiocese of Olomouc
- Repository
- Archbishop's Castle and Gardens Kromeríz
- Location
- Kromeríz
- CDA ID
- CZ_ESGK_KE2367
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR073
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_ESGK_KE2367/