Artwork
Judith
Judith is an oil painting by the High Renaissance artist Palma Vecchio. It dates from 1525 and is held in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Judith is an oil on panel painting created between 1525 and 1528. It is now held in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
History & Provenance
The painting's attribution to Palma Vecchio was once disputed but is now generally accepted. Art historians such as Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle and Joseph Archer Crowe supported this attribution, noting damage from over-restoration, particularly to Holofernes' head. Later scholars, including György Gombosi and Giovanni Mariacher, confirmed the attribution, identifying it as a mature work.
Artist & collection
Artist
Palma Vecchio (c. 1480 – 30 July 1528), born Jacopo Palma, also known as Jacopo Negretti, was a Venetian painter of the Italian High Renaissance. He is called Palma Vecchio in English and Palma il Vecchio in Italian…
