Feast of Herod with the Beheading of St John the Baptist [SEP] collection
Feast of Herod with the Beheading of St John the Baptist
The Feast of Herod with the Beheading of St John the Baptist is an extremely large painting by the German-Silesian artist Bartholomeus Strobel the Younger (1591 – about 1650) which is now displayed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. In oils on canvas, it measures 2.80 x 9.52 metres, and is variously dated between about 1630 and 1643.
The painting shows two scenes from the biblical account of the death of John the Baptist. The main part
the head of John the Baptist. Reluctantly, Herod orders the beheading of John, and John's head is delivered to her, at her request, "on a platter."()
Numerous artistic depictions of the event have been made, including:
- "The Feast of Herod" (Donatello), a bronze relief sculpture by Donatello, c. 1427
- "Feast of Herod with the Beheading of St John the Baptist", by Bartholomeus Strobel, early 17th century (Prado)
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