Judith with the Head of Holofernes

About this work

This black-and-white print shows a woman holding a severed head by the hair. She wears a loose dress and a headband, standing over a fallen man’s body. Behind her, two smaller figures—one with a wreath—watch from above. The scene looks like a story from the Bible, where a woman kills a sleeping enemy. The artist used sharp lines and shading to show muscle and cloth. Next, check out engraving to see how artists carved these details into metal.