Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist 1708-1713 Giacomo Zoboli, 1681-1767, Italy, Italian, Salome dancing pleased Herod so much that in his drunkenness he promised to give her anything she desired, up to half of his kingdom. When Salome asked her mother what she should request, she was told to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter.

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