The Bible In Paintings: ✝️ KING HEROD BEHEADS JOHN THE BAPTIST ✝️ Part 2

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings
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KING HEROD BEHEADS
JOHN THE BAPTIST

֎ Featuring 41 Paintings and 4 Reliefs ֎

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 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.

31
CALLISTO PIAZZA DA LODI
"Beheading of St. John the Baptist"

32
GIOVANNI DA SAN GIOVANNI
"Beheading of the Baptist"

33
MARTIN FABER
"The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"

34
BACCHIACCA
"Beheading of the Baptist"

35
BENEDITO CALIXTO
"Beheading of St. John the Baptist"

36
ANTONIO CABRAL BEJARANO
"Beheading of the Baptist"

37
PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Beheading of John the Baptist as Salome Looks on"

38
CARAVAGGIO
"Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist"

39
WILLIAM DOBSON
"The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist"

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Source

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GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARVIER
"Salome Receiving the Head of St John the Baptist"

43
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO GUERRIERI
" Decollazione di san Giovanni Battista"

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ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI
"Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist"

43
BERNARDINO LUINI
"Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist"

44
ONORIO MARINARI
"Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist"

45
GUSTAVE MOREAU
"Salomé Dancing Before the Head of St. John the Baptist"

46
HANS UNGER
"Salomé"

47
PALMA IL GIOVANE
"Salomé with the Head of John the Baptist"

48
JAN ADAM KRUSEMAN
"Salome with the Head of John the Baptist"

49
FRANZ VON LENBACH
"Salome"

50
GUSTAVE MOREAU
"Salome Carrying the Head of John the Baptist on a Platter"

51
LUCAS CRANACH the Elder
"The Feast of Herod"

52
PETER PAUL RUBENS
"The Feast of Herod"

53
FRANS FRANCKEN THE YOUNGER
"The Banquet of Herod. Salome Presents
the Head of John the Baptist"

54
Source

55
Workshop of PETER PAUL RUBENS
"The Feast of Herod"

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Workshop of PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Herodias and Salome with
the Head of Saint John the Baptist"

57
ELISABETTA SIRANI
"Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist"

58
FRANCESCO CAIRO
"Herodias with the Head of Saint John the Baptist"

59
PAUL DELAROCHE
"Herodias with the Head of St. John the Baptist"

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Detail
Source

61
MATTIA PRETI
"Herodias and Salome with
the Head of Saint John the Baptist"

62
PIETER FRANSZ. DE GREBBER
"Herodias Mutilating St John the Baptist's Head"

63
PEDRO GARCÍA DE BENAVARRE
"St. John the Baptist"

64
JUAN DE FLANDE
"Herodias’ Revenge"

65
DONATELLO
"The Feast of Herod"

66
Source

67
MATTIA PRETI
"Feast of Herod"

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Source

69
HENRI LEOPOLD LEVY
"Herodias"

John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

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"Burial of John the Baptist"

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GEERTGEN TOT SINT JANS
Source

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"The Burial of St John the Baptist"

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"Burial of John Baptist"

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

[Hebrews 11:6]

There was wickedness to capture, Tom.

Happiest of New Years to you, sir!

[Chauncey Gardiner]

A reminder our world is full of Solomes who would have their way with Christians if they could get away with it

[Hebrews 11:6]

Rev. 6

 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.

[InkStone]

Amen Chauncey-
They already enjoy murdering the unborn, and they would indeed gladly kill all believers.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Truly, a difficult one to work through, but a good reminder as we enter what seems to be a troubled year ahead of the horror that accompanies absolute power combined with a debauched society…and how deeply the enemy hates us. John had steeled himself against evil, never giving in, never relenting.

[Hebrews 11:6]

What a joy it is to look forward to meeting John, who gave his neck to brand Herod forever in a way his mere spoken accusations never could have.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

“ A reminder our world is full of Solomes who would have their way with Christians if they could get away with it”

And full of weak Herod’s with power, who will order any horror for their own carnal pleasure.

[SisterK]

good reminder as we enter what seems to be a troubled year ahead of the horror that accompanies absolute power combined with a debauched society…and how deeply the enemy hates us

indeed

Christianity is not for sissies