The Proposition | David Ryckaert III | 1665 Genre Salome is shown recoiling in

Salome is shown recoiling in terror as the ghostly head of John the Baptist appears before her

repents and turns to God for mercy

In this seminal painting

completed in 1964

fallen figure of Icarus

The Proposition | David Ryckaert III | 1665 Genre Salome is shown recoiling inAbout the artwork: The Proposition (1665) by David Ryckaert III captures the everyday atmosphere of a 17th century Dutch tavern, while also revealing subtle layers of social commentary. An older man leans toward a young woman, offering money as she holds a glass of wine, her expression calm and detached. At first, the three white marks on the table might suggest something modern to us, but in Ryckaerts time they simply indicated, in chalk, the number