| Herod's Birthday Feast | |
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| Artist | Edward Armitage |
| Year | 1868 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 155 cm× 277 cm(61 in× 109 in) |
| Location | Guildhall Art Gallery, London |
Herod's Birthday Feast is an 1868 history painting by the British artist Edward Armitage. [1] [2] It depicts a scene from the biblical The Feast of Herod where Salome, the daughter of Herodias, performing the Dance of the Seven Veils before King Herod. In reward to her, he ordered the Beheading of John the Baptist. [3]
The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1868 at the National Gallery in London. It was donated by the artist in 1894 to the city's Guildhall Art Gallery. [4]
