Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
mid-1600s
Jacob Duck
Jacob Duck (Dutch, c. 1600–1667)
European Painting and Sculpture
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, mid-1600s. Jacob Duck (Dutch, c. 1600–1667). Oil on wood; framed: 92 x 76.5 x 4 cm (36 1/4 x 30 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.); unframed: 71 x 54.6 cm (27 15/16 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin 1975.79 The pommel of the executioner's sword is decorated with a grotesque head, suggesting an ancient or exotic setting for this event.
- Maker/Artist
- Jacob Duck
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 92 x 76.5 x 4 cm (36 1/4 x 30 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 71 x 54.6 cm (27 15/16 x 21 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1975.79
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 213 Dutch Painting
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