The Apparition (Salome and the Head of John the Baptist).
Title
The Apparition (Salome and the Head of John the Baptist) .
Creator
Moreau, Gustave (French painter, 1826-1898)
Date
1875?
Cultural Context
French European Western European
Style/Period
Symbolist Neo-Romantic
Subject
Biblical events Women Dancers Nudes Pointing fingers Supernatural Light Saints Dead persons Heads (Anatomy) Floating Blood Decapitations Columns Arches
People Pictured
Salome (Biblical figure) John, the Baptist, Saint
Material
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements
55 7/8 x 40 1/2"
Technique
Oil painting (technique) Painting (image-making)
Work Type
Oil paintings Paintings
Repository
Musée Gustave Moreau (Paris, France)
Source
Delevoy, Robert L. Symbolists and Symbolism. Geneva: Skira; New York: Rizzoli, 1978. (p.41)
Rights
All reproduction rights reserved by A.D.A.G.P. and S.P.A.D.E.M., Paris, Cosmopress, Geneva, and A.S.B.L., Brussels. Photograph reproduced in Delevoy courtesy: Musee Gustave Moreau, Paris; photo: Skira.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 1032-05.jpg
Rating
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