Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, Oil on wood, 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (57. 2 x 47 cm), Paintings, Andrea Solario (Italian, Milan ca. 1465?1524 Milan), This is the finest of several versions of this composition painted by the Milanese artist and may have been painted for a noble patron in France, where Solario worked from about 1507?9. Carried out with incredible attention to detail, the artist achieved a striking effect by contrasting Salome?s idealized beauty and jewels with the horrific view of the Baptist?s head held by the cropped arm of the executioner