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Drawing of a woman holding a platter with a severed head, a man with a raised sword behind her, and another face at right, in black chalk and gray wash.

Salomé

A woman with her hair pinned up carries a platter bearing a severed head, while a man behind her raises a sword in the shadows. A second figure looks on at the right. The drawing uses black chalk and gray wash, with white highlights on the cream paper.

Artist
Hans von Aachen
Date
1605/10
Medium
Black chalk and brush and gray wash, heightened with touches of white gouache, over traces of charcoal, on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2096 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1610).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Margaret Day Blake and Harold Joachim Endowments

Español: Salomé

Una mujer con el cabello recogido sostiene una bandeja con una cabeza cortada, mientras un hombre detrás de ella levanta una espada entre las sombras. Otra figura observa desde la derecha. El dibujo combina creta negra y aguada gris, con toques blancos sobre papel crema.

Português: Salomé

Uma mulher de cabelo preso segura uma bandeja com uma cabeça decepada, enquanto um homem atrás dela ergue uma espada nas sombras. Outra figura observa à direita. O desenho combina giz preto e aguada cinza, com toques brancos sobre papel creme.