Herodias was a well-known woman from the family of the Herodians. Believed to have been born between 15 and 7 BC, she was married to Herod Antipas.
According to the New Testament, John the Baptist publicly expressed his disapproval of the marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodias. This prompted Herod Antipas to imprison John.
According to Mark 6:14-29, Herod Antipas held a feast one day, where Herodias'daughter Salome danced so seductively that Antipas promised to give her all she asked for. Salome asked her mother what she would ask for, and Herodias asked for the head of John the Baptist. Immediately afterwards, John was beheaded.
Erasmus Quellinus II (Antwerp, 19 November 1607 - 7 November 1678), also called Erasmus the Younger, was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman, printmaker and designer of prints and tapestries. He was a scion of the prominent Quellinus family of artists, who worked mainly in Antwerp.
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