# Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BOTTICELLI, Sandro]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera on panel, 21 x 40,5 cm ## Commentary Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist c. 1488 Tempera on panel, 21 x 40,5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence The picture shows the fifth predella panel of the St Barnaba Altarpiece. As a reward for her dancing, Salome has received the head of the Baptist from Herod. She is standing in front of the barred entrance to the prison in which St John the Baptist was held prisoner. You can view <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/cgi-bin/search.cgi?author=&title=Salome+AND+Baptist&comment=&time=any&school=any&form=any&type=any&location=&header=0&other=0&showauthor=1&caption=Salome+with+the+Head+of+John+the+Baptist'\)" HREF="/cgi-bin/search.cgi?author=&title=Salome+AND+Baptist&comment=&time=any&school=any&form=any&type=any&location=&header=0&other=0&showauthor=1&caption=Salome+with+the+Head+of+John+the+Baptist">other depictions</A> of Salome with the Head of John the Baptist. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="\#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 15 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/20\_cent/strauss\_salome.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Richard Strauss: Salome, closing scene</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> ## Related artworks - [A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts]() - [Adoration of the Child]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Agony in the Garden]() - [Allegory of Abundance]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()