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John the Baptist is the last of the Old Testament prophets, according to the New Testament, and paves the way for the Messiah. "He must increase, but I must decrease." John, 3:30. John baptizes Christ and recognizing the Messiah tells him he needs baptizing from Him. Christ then preaches in Galilee while John does so in the Jordan Valley. Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Perea and Galilee arrests him. Herod's daughter Solome demands John be beheaded. What follows is what you see in Moreau's painting. (Salome is the woman standing.)
Image: Freeparking
Moreau. 1876. Watercolor.
