According to the biblical legend, Salome is a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herodias and the stepdaughter of King Herod. King Herod concluded the prophet John the Baptist in prison, because he rebuked Herod, who took his wife Herodias from his brother and rudely violated the Jewish customs. But the execution of the prophet Herod did not dare, because he was very popular with the people.
Once, at the feast on Herod’s birthday, the stepdaughter Salome so pleased her stepfather with her dance that he promised to fulfill any of her requests, up to a gift in the form of a half-kingdom. Salome had consulted her mother, and Herodias, who fiercely hated John the Baptist for severely condemning her for his adultery, told Herod to ask the head of the prophet.
In obedience to the command, Salome asked Herod’s head for John the Baptist. Herod is horrified at the request of the stepdaughter, but fulfills this desire of the girl.
Salome with the head of John the Baptist by Michelangelo Merizi da Caravaggio 
The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of John the Baptist by Benozzo Gozzoli 
Salomé – Titian Vecellio 
Salomé – Titian Vecellio 
Salome Dancing Before Herod by Gustave Moreau 
Tattooed Salome by Gustave Moreau 
Salomé avec la tête de Jean le Baptiste – Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 
Salomé con la cabeza de Juan el Bautista – Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio