Salomé Dancing Before the Head of St. John the Baptist

Gustave Moreau

mid to late 19th century

Salomé Dancing Before the Head of St. John the Baptist by Gustave Moreau

Medium

Graphite, watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper

Dimensions

9 13/16 × 7 1/16 in. (25 × 18 cm) Framed: 21 1/4 × 16 1/4 in. (54 × 41.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number

1975.1.673

Tags

HeadsWomenDancingSaint John the BaptistSalome

About the Artist

Gustave Moreau

French painter, Paris. Comment on works: religious, mythology, history, allegory

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