L'Ombre de Salome
Artist
John Buckland WRIGHT (New Zealander, b.1897, d.1954): Artist
Production date
1927
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Description
A wood engraving depicting a kneeling woman in profile. She has a naked torso and is holding a plate upon which sits a decapitated male head. Her body is bent over the tray and her hair is draped over the face of the head. The image is a reference to the biblical story of Salome, who seduced King Herod and encouraged him to execute John the Baptist. The title may be translated as 'The Shadow of Salome'.
Medium
Wood engraving
Measurements
Dimensions: 0 - Whole: 140 x 100mm
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Credit line
Collection of The Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatū: gifted anonymously in 1979
Accession number
551
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