Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist

Edward Mitchell Bannister, Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist, 1890, oil on paperboard mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection, 1984.135.2
Edward Mitchell Bannister, Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist, 1890, oil on paperboard mounted on paperboard, 9 3⁄4 x 13 1⁄2 in. (24.8 x 34.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection, 1984.135.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist
Artist
Date
1890
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 3⁄4 x 13 1⁄2 in. (24.8 x 34.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Religion — New Testament — Salome
  • Religion — saint — St. John the Baptist
Object Number
1984.135.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.135.2

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Edward Mitchell Bannister, Untitled (landscape with rocks, man and sailboats), 1895, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of H. Alan and Melvin Frank, 1983.95.129
Untitled (landscape with rocks, man and sailboats)
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Date1895
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Edward Mitchell Bannister, Woman Walking down Path, 1882, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joseph Sinclair, 1983.95.156
Woman Walking down Path
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Date1882
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Edward Mitchell Bannister, Sunset Scene, ca. 1875-1885, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Charles Mandell, 1983.95.82
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Dateca. 1875-1885
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Edward Mitchell Bannister, Dorchester 1856, 1856, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Charles Mandell, 1983.95.81
Dorchester 1856
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Date1856
oil on canvas
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