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Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes  1640

by Trophime Bigot

According to the Book of Judith in the Catholic Old Testament, the virtuous widow Judith saved her people when the military commanders failed to lift a siege by the Assyrians. She beguiled the enemy General Holofernes into getting drunk and cut off his head. The artist heightened the drama by contrasting Judith's serene determination with the amazement and horror exploding...
Size: 
H: 49 1/2 x W: 77 1/2 in. (125.7 x 196.8 cm)
Medium: 
oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum