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Aubrey Beardsley’s Salomé: Twelve Black-and-White Designs
Explore twelve Aubrey Beardsley designs for Oscar Wilde’s Salomé, from The Woman in the Moon to elaborate costumes, theatrical gestures and stark ornamental silhouettes.
The Woman in the Moon
Aubrey Beardsley Two slender figures stand at the edge of a broad black curve and look towards a great face in the pale moon.
Salome
The Peacock Skirt
Aubrey Beardsley An immense rounded train covered in peacock-eye patterns occupies the lower half of the scene.
Salome
The Black Cape
Aubrey Beardsley A slender pale figure rises from a broad black garment layered with pointed panels and small star-like ornaments.
Salome
A Platonic Lament
Aubrey Beardsley A dark-haired figure bends over a long pale body stretched across the black foreground.
Salome
John and Salomé
Aubrey Beardsley Two slender figures face one another across a narrow pale space.
Salome
Enter Herodias
Aubrey Beardsley A tall woman in a long pale gown stands among small attendants and theatrical objects.
Salome
The Eyes of Herod
Aubrey Beardsley A tall elaborately adorned figure rises above two small attendants beside a great hanging lamp.
Salome
The Stomach Dance
Aubrey Beardsley A bare-breasted dancer floats above a dark lower field scattered with curling ornaments.
Salome
The Toilette of Salomé at the Dressing Table
Aubrey Beardsley A woman in a dark fitted gown stands beside narrow shelves of jars and bottles.
Salome
The Toilette of Salomé with Attendants
Aubrey Beardsley A seated woman faces an elaborate dressing arrangement with several attendants around her.
Salome
The Dancer’s Reward
Aubrey Beardsley A dark-robed woman bends above a small stand holding a severed head.
Salome
The Climax
Aubrey Beardsley A kneeling woman raises a severed head towards her face above a black pool.
Salome