The_Feast_of_Herod_(Rubens)

<i>The Feast of Herod</i> (Rubens)

The Feast of Herod (Rubens)

Painting by Peter Paul Rubens

The Feast of Herod is a c.1635-1638 oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, now in the National Galleries of Scotland, for which it was bought in 1958.[1]

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It shows a scene from the Gospels in which Herodias' daughter received John the Baptist's head as a reward for her dancing.[2] The work was probably commissioned by patron and collector Gaspar Roomer and possibly helped introduce a neo-Venetian style to Naples which would have a major impact on the evolution of the city's own strand of Baroque painting.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Catalogue entry".
  2. [2]
    "peterpaulrubens.net - The Feast of Herod".
  3. [3]
    Renato Ruotolo. "Roomer, Gaspar." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 21 Nov. 2013


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