Salome with the Baptist's Head is a oil on canvas painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), created in c. 1609. Measuring 167 × 91 cm, it depicts the biblical scene from Matthew 14:9. This painting is housed at The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London.
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