The Feast of Herod (Rubens) explained

The Feast of Herod is a c.1635-1638 oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, now in the National Galleries of Scotland, for which it was bought in 1958.[1]

It shows a scene from the Gospels in which Herodias' daughter received John the Baptist's head as a reward for her dancing.[2] The work was probably commissioned by patron and collector Gaspar Roomer and possibly helped introduce a neo-Venetian style to Naples which would have a major impact on the evolution of the city's own strand of Baroque painting.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catalogue entry.
  2. Web site: peterpaulrubens.net - The Feast of Herod.
  3. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T073812 Renato Ruotolo. "Roomer, Gaspar."