Judith met het hoofd van Holofernes
1520
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1520
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
Judith met het hoofd van Holofernes is a 1520 unspecified by Unknown, a Mannerism work, held at Rijksmuseum.
A woman holds a sword in one hand and a man’s severed head in the other. Blood drips from the neck onto the ground. She looks calm, almost bored. This painting shows Judith after she killed Holofernes, a general who threatened her people. The story was a rare Bible tale where a woman outsmarts and overpowers a man. Most artists made her look triumphant or scared—here, she just looks tired. To see how other painters told the same story, look up works in the Rijksmuseum.
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