Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Nicolaus Knupfer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brown and white drawing of a woman in a dress standing with a silver platter in a room with a large arched window. The woman standing wears a low-cut dress with billowy sleeves and a large decorative hat. She holds a tray in both hands. A man's severed head sits on the tray. In the foreground, a man kneels on one knee and holds the severed head of another man by the hair with one hand and a sword in the other. The kneeling man's body faces right. Behind the standing woman to her right, another man lies on a surface. The surface is on the ground. The lying man's feet are on the ground and his head is on the surface. He faces left. Behind the standing woman to her left, another woman sits on a low surface. The sitting woman faces forward. Behind her to her right is a man wearing a helmet and armor. He faces left. The background shows a wall and an alcove with a rounded top. The wall has a large rectangular window. Light shines through the window.