1638 (ca.), Peter Paul Rubens, The Feast of Herod -- National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh)
From the museum label: Herodias, through her daughter Salome, forced her husband Herod Antipas to order the death of St John the Baptist, as described in the Gospels. Herodias spears John's tongue with a fork as revenge for speaking out against her marriage. By 1640, this picture belonged to the Flemish merchant Gaspar Roomer in Naples, where it caused a sensation and influenced a generation of Neapolitan painters.
1638 (ca.), Peter Paul Rubens, The Feast of Herod -- National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh)
From the museum label: Herodias, through her daughter Salome, forced her husband Herod Antipas to order the death of St John the Baptist, as described in the Gospels. Herodias spears John's tongue with a fork as revenge for speaking out against her marriage. By 1640, this picture belonged to the Flemish merchant Gaspar Roomer in Naples, where it caused a sensation and influenced a generation of Neapolitan painters.