BEZIEHUNG
im Künstler
im Museum
Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers
um 1869
London, National Gallery, Treppenhaus 2 (Inventar-Nr. NG3266)
Ikonographie: Enthauptung Johannes’ des Täufers
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee, is entranced by Salome's dancing and offers her a wish. She requests the head of John the Baptist on a plate and he is executed. The story is told in the gospel of Mark (chapter 6). This monumental painting is probably unfinished.
