Netherlands: ‘Salome with the Head of John the Baptist’. Oil on panel painting by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (c. 1472/1477-1533), 1524. During the reign of Herod Antipas (4 BCE - 49 CE), King of Judea, John the Baptist had been arrested and imprisoned for denouncing the king’s marriage to his sister-in-law, Herodias because both were divorcees. John’s life was spared due to his popularity. However, at a royal banquet, Herodias’ daughter Salome performed an exotic sensual dance that so entranced Herod that he offered her anything from his kingdom that she wanted. She asked for John's head.

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