01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Marie Felix Hippolyte-Lucas' Salome, with Footnotes - 189

Marie Felix Hippolyte-Lucas, French, 1854-1925

Detail; Salome

Oil on canvas

76 3/4 x 38 1/8 inches (195 x 96.8 cm)

Private collection

Marie Felix Hippolyte-Lucas, French, 1854-1925

Salome

Oil on canvas

76 3/4 x 38 1/8 inches (195 x 96.8 cm)

Private collection

Salome was the daughter of Herod II and Herodias. She is infamous for demanding and receiving the head of John the Baptist, according to the New Testament. According to Flavius Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, Salome was first married to Philip the Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trakonitis. After Philip's death in 34 AD she married Aristobulus of Chalcis and became queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor. They had three children. Three coins with portraits of Aristobulus and Salome have been found. Her name in Hebrew meaning "peace". More on Salome

Marie-Felix Hippolyte-Lucas was a French painter , born on November 9 , 1854 in Rochefort-sur-Mer , and died on April 17 , 1925 in Bougival. 

Between 1877 and 1924, his works were regularly exhibited at the Salon des artistes français where he receives numerous awards . He was also awarded at the Universal Exhibitions of 1889 and 1900. He is knight of the Legion of Honor.

Marie Felix Hippolyte-Lucas was a pupil of Isidore Pils, Karl Lehmann and Évariste Luminais.

He executed decorative paintings for the casino in Monte Carlo, the conference centre at the Musée Océanographique in Monaco, and three ceilings in the Préfecture du Rhône. More on Marie-Felix Hippolyte-Lucas

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