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Salome turns away from the Baptist's head on her platter as the executioner presents his grim trophy; an old woman looks on with pity.
Significance
One of several versions Caravaggio painted of this subject in his final years. The severed head may again be a self-portrait, reflecting his obsession with his own mortality.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
91.5 cm × 106.7 cm
Location
National Gallery, London, UK