The Climax, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.
/2880239.jpg "The Climax, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.")
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The Climax, 1893. The floating figure of Salome holds the severed head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan). The head has writhing snake-like hair, and drips blood which forms a pool from which grows a white lily. A cluster of bubble-like objects perhaps reference the 'clusters of black grapes' to which Salome compares John's hair. Illustration for "Salome" by Oscar Wilde, [John Lane, 1894]. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]
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Creator
- Aubrey Beardsley: Artist, draftsman, illustrator, writer, author
People Related
- R. A. Walker: British: Editor, writer
- Oscar Wilde: Irish: Author, poet, playwright, wit, dramatist
- John Lane: British: Publisher
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3834x5296
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- Beardsley013
- 0910000433
- 2-880-239
- 2880239
- Beardsley013
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