The Feast of Herod
Johann Heinrich Schönfeld, Umkreis/circle
Framesize 122.30 x 206.30 x 6.00 cm
1717, Erzstift Salzburg; Schloss Kleßheim (Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor); Nachlaß Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor, Schloss Kleßheim; 1921, Land Salzburg 1111119300477 (1111130147); 7.8.2018, Residenzgalerie Salzburg
JUFFINGER 2008, S. 294-302, Abb. IV. 46
JUFFINGER 2011, Bd. 1, S. 306
JUFFINGER 2019, S. 127, 130-131, Abb. 59
In the pillared banqueting hall opening to the garden, Herod and Herodias are talking, seated at the table under a red canopy. They have evidently not yet noticed the gruesome scene that is about to put an abrupt end to the musical performance and horrify the assembled guests. Salome, elegant in a simple, floor-length dress, approaches the table, and presents the head of John the Baptist on a platter. His lifeless gaze is directed at the company.
Translated catalogue text from:
Ducke Astrid: Katalog. In: Astrid Ducke: Der Kuss der Musen. Festspiele göttlicher Inspiration. Residenzgalerie Salzburg. Salzburg 2020, S. 25–89, Johann Heinrich Schönfeld, Umkreis, Gastmahl der Herodias, S. 73, Abb. 63, S. 68
Translation: Gail Schamberger MA, Salzburg
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