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The Dancer's Reward

Print
1893 (drawn), 1907 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white line print depicting Salome, enveloped in a long black robe adorned with roses and with a clasp made of roses and extravagantly curled hair, in front of a high circular table on which lies the severed and bloody head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan). Salome grasps some of his hair in her right hand so the head is tilted back and she gazes down upon it. There is a pair of slippers, presumably Salome's, in the lower right hand corner of the image. The table leg contains phallic imagery at the base.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The Dancer's Reward (assigned by artist)
  • Salome (series title)
Materials and techniques
Line block print
Brief description
Line block print of an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, 'The Dancer's Reward', plate IX for Oscar Wilde's 'Salome', 1893. Printed in Germany, 1907.
Physical description
Black and white line print depicting Salome, enveloped in a long black robe adorned with roses and with a clasp made of roses and extravagantly curled hair, in front of a high circular table on which lies the severed and bloody head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan). Salome grasps some of his hair in her right hand so the head is tilted back and she gazes down upon it. There is a pair of slippers, presumably Salome's, in the lower right hand corner of the image. The table leg contains phallic imagery at the base.
Style
Production typeMass produced
Literary referenceOscar Wilde's Salome
Bibliographic reference
Collection
Accession number
C.22146:13

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Record createdAugust 18, 2015
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