Judith with the Head of Holofernes
1620/22, Attributed to: Simon Vouet (?)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Judith is a famous example of female heroism from the Old Testament: to save the Jewish people from destruction at the hands of the Assyrians, she had guilefully won the trust of the enemy general Holofernes and cut off his head while he was asleep. With this trophy she chases off the enemy army.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque painting
Dated
1620/22
Attributed to
Simon Vouet (?) (1590 - 1649 Paris) - GND
Material
Canvas
Dimensions
115 x 86 cm
Framed: 136 cm x 106,2 cm x 6,8 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 5795
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm, Brussels
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