The angel of death

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The angel of death
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The angel of death

Date2011
Illustration CitationSalomé: A Tragedy in One Act by Oscar Wilde, translated by Joseph Donohue (University of Virginia Press 2011)
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 7 3/16 × 4 5/8 in. (18.3 × 11.7 cm)
sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 in. (23.8 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2015
Object number2015-5.12
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Label TextUpon confronting Salomé, Iokanaan prophesizes, “I hear in the palace the beating wings of the angel of death.” Herod will also perceive the beating of wings just before the fated bargain is made with Salomé. The androgyny of the figure conveys an element of eroticism that is comparable to Beardsley’s illustrations.
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