"Which 19th century artist illustrated Oscar Wilde's ""Salome"" and Pope's ""Rape of the Lock""?"
The Rape of the Lock Martini (1773-1847) in 1829. In 1717 Giles Jacob published his bawdy parody, "The Rape of the Smock", the plot of which turns on voyeurism and enforced seduction, building on erotic undertones present in Pope's poem which were to be taken up by its illustrators, and reached an apotheosis in Aubrey Beardsley's work. The 1714 edition of "The Rape of the Lock" and those that followed from Lintot's press had come with six woodcuts designed by Louis Du Guernier. Although the work of this artist has been described as unimaginative, he goes beyond his literal brief in making Belinda sleep in
Salome Dancing before Herod of King Herod's daughter is not stated in the New Testament, but it is Salome according to Flavius Josephus' "Antiquities of the Jews". Salome became widely known as a through the centuries, and has inspired numerous artists. The subject has become fashionable in the late 19th century, this work of art, along with Moreau's series, sparked a Salome craze lasting into the 20th century, permeating all forms of art. Oscar Wilde also wrote in 1891 a play titled "Salome". Salome Dancing before Herod Salome Dancing before Herod () is an oil painting produced in 1876 by the French Symbolist artist