BERRUGUETE, Alonso
(b. 1488, Paredes de Nava, d. 1561, Valladolid)

Salome

1512-16
Oil on wood, 88 x 71 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The painter learnt painting from his father but later, under the influence of Michelangelo, he turned toward sculpting.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 15 minutes):
Richard Strauss: Salome, closing scene