Art, Symbol & Imagination
John and Salomé
Two slender figures face one another across a narrow pale space. A dark gown, a patterned robe and tall lilies distinguish their opposing silhouettes. Beardsley’s John and Salomé concentrates the encounter between the princess and the prophet into costume, line and the distance between their faces.
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Aubrey Beardsley. "John and Salomé" [editorial title]. In Salome, Oscar Wilde; English translation from the French, with sixteen drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. Supplied illustrated edition from John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company, undated edition, John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company. Source scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/beardsley-salome-john-and-salome
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
From Aubrey Beardsley’s illustration cycle for Oscar Wilde’s one-act tragedy. The scanned 1907 plate retains its complete composition, border and paper tone. The browsing title follows the volume’s list of pictures.
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Aubrey Beardsley. John and Salomé. Salome. Scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/beardsley-salome-john-and-salome