The Bible In Paintings: ✝️KING HEROD BEHEADS JOHN THE BAPTIST✝️ Part 1

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~

KING HEROD BEHEADS
JOHN THE BAPTIST

֎ Featuring 26 Paintings, 2 Reliefs,
1 Photograph and 1 Sculpture ֎

M A T T H E W
CHAPTER 14*

Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered him a prophet.

On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for them and pleased Herod so much…

1
GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO
"Head of Herod"

2
JAMES TISSOT
"Herod the Great"

3
JEAN-JOSEPH BENJAMIN-CONSTANT
"Queen Herodiade"

4
FRANS FRANCKEN I
"Herod and Herodias at the Feast of Herod"

5
Source

6
GUSTAVE MOREAU
"Salome Dancing before Herod"

7
Source

8
JUAN DE VALDES-LÉAL
"Salome Dancing before Herod and Herodias"

9
JOHANN GEORG PLATZER
"Salome Dancing before Herod"

10
CLAUDIA C. ERDESATHI
"Salome Dancing before Herod"

11
FRA FILIPPO LIPPI
"The Feast of Herod: Salome's Dance"

12
ANDREA MARCHISIO
"Salome's Dance"

13
EDWARD ARMITAGE
"Herod's Birthday Feast"

14
ARMAND POINT
"Dance of Salome"

15
LOUIS CHALON
"The Dance of Salome"

16
GUSTAVE MOREAU
"The Apparition"

…that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

17
LOUIS FINSON
"Saint John the Baptist Preparing Himself for His Martyrdom"

18
Source

19
"The Beheading of John the Baptist"

20
CARAVAGGIO
"The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"

21
MATTHIAS STOM
"The Beheading of St John the Baptist"

22
BERNARDO MARTÍNEZ DEL BARRANCO
"Beheading of St. John the Baptist"

23
PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES
"The Beheading of St John the Baptist"

24
MASACCIO
"Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist"

25
GIOVANNI LANFRANCO
"Execution of Saint John the Baptist"

26
MASSIMO STANZIONE
"Beheading of St John the Baptist"

27
ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO
"Decollazione del Battista"

28
JUAN MARTÍNEZ MONTAÑÉS
"Beheading of John the Baptist"

29
REYNAUD LEVIEUX
"Décollation de Saint Jean-Baptiste"

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30
AUGUSTE RODIN
"Head of Saint John the Baptist"

To be continued…

New International Version ©1984, Abrgd, EMPHASES added
*For a parallel account, see Mark 6

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KING HEROD BEHEADS
JOHN THE BAPTIST

[Red Badger]

Herod was in over his head..........................

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Don’t start...............................

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Don’t start...............................

So, no questions asking if Salome was twerking?

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Not if you don’t want to be deleted.

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OK, then I won’t ask.

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Maybe getting deleted will force you finally to face the reality of damnation. It would be for your eternal good.

Mulling...........Mulling...........

[etabeta]

All remarkable paintings. #6 by Moreau, the great French Symbolist painter. His paintings are so richly detailed, using dramatic lighting to heighten the otherworldly effect.
#10 and #14.
#20 Caravaggio. Considered to be his masterpiece, the composition has perfect balance, from the group of figures on the left to the two witnesses at the window on the right. His typical use of dark shadows and shafts of light enhances the scene’s intense, silent drama. Under the face of John, is Caravaggio signature, making it look as if written in the blood of the Baptist.
Another painting I like very much is #28 by Chavanne.

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Good Morning, Dan. :-)

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Didn’t know about “Considered to be his masterpiece”. Makes me wonder about that same acclaim for other artists. Is there a listing somewhere of major artists’ masterpieces?

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Mary-Lou! So glad you’re not a troll! I’ve had some trollish encounters recently....

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Aha! I see you’ve been to the J-Thread Already!

By the way, I have three questions:

1. What is your name?
2. What is your quest?
3. What is your favorite colour?

((((Oh, I see that your quest isn’t for the Holy Grail, since you already HAVE one! Your heart is the Grail, because it is covered by the Blood of Christ.)))

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♫ I have decided
♫ To follow Jesus
♫ No turning back
♫ No turning back

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Amen.

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Following Jesus is both the quest I’ve already completed and also the quest which never ends.

[Campion]

The Herod who beheaded John the Baptist was not Herod the Great (who died around 1 AD) but his son, Herod Antipas. Herod Antipas was technically not a king, although the NT refers to him in places as “King Herod”.

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Indeed.

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Right. It was Herod the Great (a misnomer if ever there was one) whose death permitted Joseph, Mary and Jesus to return from Egypt. If your dating is credible, then Jesus would have been about five.

I've long supposed that the magis' gold supported them through their journeys.

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Painting #1 says it all. Pure Evil.