# Herod and Salome [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, French]() - Date: 1101-1150 - Technique: Stone ## Commentary St John the Baptist's fate is narrated on this capital: on the right is the beheading scene and on the left, the feast with the dance of Salome, treated in intimate, anecdotal fashion. Herod strokes the face of the child Salome, who in turn sketches out a dance step. The style is supple and nervous, the many tight folds outlining the bodies; Salome seems to sway, and Herod resembles a raffiné prince. In respect to gesture and feeling the scene's realism is striking and is accentuated by the very minute treatment accorded to details. ## Related artworks - [Ambulatory capital]() - [Ambulatory capital]() - [Annunciation]() - [Apocalypse]() - [Apostles James the Great and Paul]() - [Apostles James the Great and Paul]() - [Apostles John and Peter]() - [Apostles]() - [Ascension]() - [Bearded Man's Head]() - [Capital from Nazareth]() - [Capital of a column]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()