Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Page 372 "...the freezing glimpse into the nameless Eternal."

Caravaggio's "Salome with the  Head of John the Baptist" (1607)

From page 372 of the book:  Owen was exhausted by the time he finished his confession, like the executioner who delivered the Baptist's head to Salomé.  Owen carried the broken tablets, the freezing glimpse into the nameless Eternal.


Jean Benner's "Salome" (1899)





Pierre Bonnaud's "Salome" (1865)





Movie poster for Al Pacino's film "Wilde  Salome" (2011)



Caravaggio, "Salome with the Head of John the Baptist" (1609)

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