Why it matters
A young woman holds a severed head on a platter: usually read as Salome with John the Baptist, but possibly Judith with Holofernes. Once given to Giorgione, it shows Titian's personal style developing.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1515.
- The figure has also been called Herodias.
- It is in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj.
Based on the Wikipedia article Salome (Titian, Rome) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
