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AUBREY BEARDSLEY. The Climax,1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

AUBREY BEARDSLEY. The Climax, 1893. The floating figure of Salome holds the severed head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan). The head has writhing snake-like hair, and drips blood which forms a pool from which grows a white lily. A cluster of bubble-like objects perhaps reference the 'clusters of black grapes' to which Salome compares John's hair. Illustration for "Salome" by Oscar Wilde, [John Lane, 1894]. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948].

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Author:

AUBREY BEARDSLEY

Title:

The Climax,1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

Caption:

The Climax, 1893. The floating figure of Salome holds the severed head of John the Baptist (Jokanaan). The head has writhing snake-like hair, and drips blood which forms a pool from which grows a white lily. A cluster of bubble-like objects perhaps reference the 'clusters of black grapes' to which Salome compares John's hair. Illustration for "Salome" by Oscar Wilde, [John Lane, 1894]. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Personalities:

BEARDSLEY • JOHN LANE

Credit:

Album / Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

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Image size:

3834 x 5296 px | 58.1 MB

Print size:

32.5 x 44.8 cm | 12.8 x 17.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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