Two moments of the story told side by side in one scene: John the Baptist is beheaded in prison, and his head is presented at King Herod's banquet while Salome dances. Painted in Rimini in the early 1300s.
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The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist
Giovanni Baronzio · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Giovanni Baronzio, ca. 1330–35. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (public domain).