Salome with the Head of Saint John
Salome with the Head of Saint John

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Salome with the Head of Saint John,

17th–18th century

Russian
y1991-53

Information

Title
Salome with the Head of Saint John
Dates

17th–18th century

Medium
Tempera and shellac-coated silver leaf on wood panel
Dimensions
36.8 x 31.8 x 4.3 cm (14 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edith Merrill Bancroft in memory of Frederick Thayer Merrill, Class of 1928
Object Number
y1991-53
Place Made

Russia

Place Collected

Romania, Bucharest

Inscription
Inscriptions along upper edge and within halos of saints.
Culture
Russian
Type
paintings, icons
Materials
shellac, silver, panel (wood), tempera
Subject
halos (glories), swords, saints, John, figures (representations), religious art, buildings, men, scrolls (information artifacts), Christianity, women

Bucharest, Romania; purchased ca. 1960-62 by Bancrofts; 1991 gift by Edith Merrill Bancroft to Princeton University Art Museum.

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