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Herod

Date2011

Illustration CitationSalomé: A Tragedy in One Act by Oscar Wilde, translated by Joseph Donohue (University of Virginia Press 2011)

MediumWood engraving

Dimensionscomposition: 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (8.9 × 11.4 cm)
sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 in. (23.8 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2015

Object number2015-5.14

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Label TextOnce again, Moser employs the diptych format to juxtapose the characters of Herod and Herodias. Herod’s weakness and indecision are captured in his helpless gaze, while Herodias’s heavily lined brows and dark lips convey a cold-hearted seductress.