Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist

Edward Mitchell Bannister, Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist, 1890, oil on paperboard mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection, 1984.135.2
Edward Mitchell Bannister, Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist, 1890, oil on paperboard mounted on paperboard, 9 3413 12 in. (24.834.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection, 1984.135.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist
Date
1890
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 3413 12 in. (24.834.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Religion — New Testament — Salome
  • Religion — saint — St. John the Baptist
Object Number
1984.135.2

Works by this artist (2 items)

Will Simmons, Honeymoon, n.d., etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.296
Honeymoon
Daten.d.
etching
Not on view
Will Simmons, Ariel, n.d., aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.297
Ariel
Daten.d.
aquatint
Not on view

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