John and Salomé

John and Salomé
John and Salomé

John and Salomé

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 3/4 × 6 1/16 in. (22.2 × 15.4 cm)
sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in. (33.8 × 26 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2010
Object number2010-31.8
On View
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ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextIn the drama, as Salomé approaches John the Baptist/Iokanaan, he reproaches her, “Back! Daughter of Babylon! Come not near the chosen of the Lord.” To enhance the predatory nature of the encounter, gender attributes are exchanged so that Iokanaan is given delicate effeminate features while Salomé leans towards him, breasts bared, with masculine menace. This image was not included in the 1894 edition of the play, possibly due to the androgynous depiction of biblical figures.
The Toilette of Salomé—I
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Toilette of Salomé—II
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Salome on Settle
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
The Woman in the Moon
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
A Platonic Lament
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906
Enter Herodias
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1906