The Climax (original title), Salomé with the severed head of John the Baptist, which she has just kissed. The blood flowing from the head nourishes a lily blooming in a pool. In the background concentric circles of peacock feathers. Illustration for an edition of Oscar Wilde's play Salomé, first published in 1893., after drawing by: Aubrey Beardsley, England, 1893 - 1906, paper, height 228 mm × width 162 mm, height 338 mm × width 262 mm, print

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