id:			329328
accession number:	2019.8
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.8
updated:		2022-10-29 18:02:07.243000

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, c. 1650. Nicolaus Knupfer (Dutch, 1603–1655). Pen and brown ink, brown washes and white heightening (oxidized), over black chalk on antique laid paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink; sheet: 33.4 x 27.9 cm (13 1/8 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2019.8

title:				Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
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creation date:			c. 1650
creation date earliest:		1645
creation date latest:		1655
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Netherlands, 17th century
technique:	pen and brown ink, brown washes and white heightening (oxidized), over black chalk on antique laid paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Dutch
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Nicolaus Knupfer (Dutch, 1603–1655)  - artist
Dutch painter and draftsman, 1603-1655
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measurements: Sheet: 33.4 x 27.9 cm (13 1/8 x 11 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Christie's, Paris, France
	date: March 29, 2015
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	Private Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 4, 2019
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fun fact: 
The stoic Salome in this drawing awaits the head of John the Baptist so that she can deliver it to King Herod on a salver.

digital description: 
The Utrecht artist Nicolaes Knupfer was known for depicting powerful women who outsmarted or overpowered men. This drawing, probably a study for a painting, depicts the New Testament story of Salome, who was granted a wish by King Herod after dancing for him. Encouraged by her mother, Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist, against whom Herodias bore a grudge for objecting to her marriage to the king. The scene shows the theatrical moment after the beheading, when a stoic Salome holds a salver to receive the head.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Saxton, Jo, and Nicolaus Knupfer. Nicolaus Knupfer, an Original Artist: Monograph and Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Drawings. Doornspijk, Netherlands: Davaco, 2005.
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.8/2019.8_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.8/2019.8_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.8/2019.8_full.tif