Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Gustave Moreau, ca. 1876

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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, ca. 1876. Oil on wood.

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Oil on wood · 8 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (21.6 × 12.1 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
Artist: Gustave Moreau (French, Paris 1826–1898 Paris)
Date: ca. 1876
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 8 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (21.6 × 12.1 cm)
Credit line: Gift of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust, 2018
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1826–1898

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