Salome with the Head of John the Baptist by Giovanni Andrea Sirani (possibly after) depicts the dramatic climax of a moralizing biblical narrative through a Baroque-era lens. Giovanni Andrea Sirani ...

Her mother advised Salome to demand John the Baptist’s head, which Salome presented to her family in an elaborate dish. Here, the head stands on its own, with a startlingly tangible presence. Despite ...

One object in the crypt linked up with the Van Eycks’ project in painting the altarpiece. It was a silver reliquary in the ...

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist will hold a special Wednesday night mass to pray over the College of Cardinals and the election of the Catholic church’s new leader.

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist is ranked #3 out of 17 things to do in Savannah. See pictures and our review of Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist.

It’s fitting for Salome to feel so Freudian. The opera is based on the biblical story of King Herod’s stepdaughter, who demanded the head of John the Baptist — or Jochanaan as he’s called ...

St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history — after Jesus and Mary — whose birthday is celebrated in the Church’s liturgy.

Gain insight into the auction performance of Peter Paul Rubens . Track the change in total sales value, performance of lots against estimate and compare the artist's sale price according to the ...

The Biblical figure of Salome, Princess of Judea, who dances before Herod Antipas and demands the head of John the Baptist as a reward, infiltrated late-nineteenth-century culture as an agent of ...

Description Mixed media painting of Craig Fletcher based on Leonardo da Vinci’s Saint John the Baptist. The work has 22-karat gold leaf decoration. The painting shows Fletcher in the center. He is ...

A historic stained-glass window from the former St. John the Baptist Church now resides at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in New Bedford.

Thousands of people gathered to celebrate São João Festival on the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist in Porto, Portugal on Sunday.