The Woman in the Moon

The Woman in the Moon
The Woman in the Moon

The Woman in the Moon

Date1906
Artist (British draftsman, illustrator and writer, 1872–1898)
Illustration CitationA Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating "Salome," by Oscar Wilde (John Lane: London, c. 1906)
MediumOffset lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 8 × 6 1/4 in. (20.3 × 15.9 cm)
sheet: 13 7/16 × 10 1/4 in. (34.1 × 26 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2010
Object number2010-31.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis illustration overtly references the first two lines of the poem in which the Young Syrian and Herodias’ Page note, “How strange the moon seems. She is like a woman rising from a tomb.” The moon is used by Wilde throughout the play as a metaphor for Salomé. The face in the moon is a (less than flattering) portrait of Wilde.
The Toilette of Salomé—I
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Toilette of Salomé—II
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Dancer's Reward
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Climax
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Salome on Settle
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Cul de Lampe
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Title Page
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Sketch for Front Cover Design
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
List of the Pictures
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Peacock Skirt
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Black Cape
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906