Salome Receiving John the Baptist's Head on a Platter, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir'at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

John the Baptist was imprisoned by Herod, king of Judea, for criticizing the ruler's marriage to his sister-in-law Herodius. Knowing of her husband's respect for John, Herodius feared for her welfare. She ordered her daughter Salome to perform a danc...