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Judith with the Head of Holofernes  1500

by Andrea Mantegna

or Follower (Possibly Giulio Campagnola) [br] Tempera on panel painted surface: 30.1 x 18.1 cm overall: 30.8 x 19.7 cm framed: 45.7 x 32.1 x 7.6 cm The story of Judith and Holofernes comes from the Old Testament Apocrypha, sacred texts that were excluded from the Bible. Besieged by the Assyrians, the beautiful Israelite widow Judith went into the enemy camp of Holof...
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Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington