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Stom has depicted Salome receiving the severed head – the executioner dangles it high over the platter that she holds up. John’s brightly lit face emerges from the murky shadows, and it’s not immediately obvious that his head is no longer attached to his body. A boy in the foreground thrusts a torch forward, providing stark illumination and adding to the theatrical impact of the scene.
Probably painted shortly after 1630 in Rome, this work shows how much Stom had been influenced by the Italian painter Caravaggio and his followers, who pioneered this dramatic use of lighting with the realistic observation of human emotions.
Title
Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist
Date
probably about 1630-2
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 109.2 x W 155.7 cm
Accession number
NG6645
Acquisition method
Presented by the Trustees of Sir Denis Mahon's Charitable Trust through the Art Fund, 2013
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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