The Feast of Herod
The Feast of Herod
3D
Published 2018-03-01T12:53:59+00:00
Cast of the bronze original of The Feast of Herod (Head of John the Baptist brought to Herod) sculped by Donatello and today displayed at the Russian Academy.
The sculpture depicts the beheading of John the Baptist after Salome asks Herod Antipas for his head on a platter. The scene depicts an executioner presenting the severed head, and Herod reacting in shock.
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| Date published | 01/03/2018 |
| Title | The Feast of Herod |
| Date | ca. 1427 |
| Credit | Russian Academy |
| Record | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feast_of_Herod_(Donatello) |
| Artist | Donatello |
| Place | Russian Academy |
