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Judith Cuts the Throat of Holofernes with his Sword, thus Freeing the Israelites from the Siege
Image Not Available for Judith Cuts the Throat of Holofernes with his Sword, thus Freeing the Israelites from the Siege

Judith Cuts the Throat of Holofernes with his Sword, thus Freeing the Israelites from the Siege

Artist (Dutch, about 1530–after 1606)
Artist (Dutch, active 1559–1593)
Artist (Flemish, about 1519–1570)
Date1562
Mediumetching with engraving on thin, slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensionsimage: 20.4 × 20.5 cm (8 1/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
sheet: 39 × 26.6 cm (15 3/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1993.3.4
DescriptionPlate 4 from "The Story Of Judith".
Label TextThe apocryphal Book of Judith tells of a Jewish heroine during the Maccabee wars with Seleucid kings. The beautiful widow ventured out of her besieged city to the enemy camp. The enemy general, Holofernes, set out to seduce her, plying her with food and wine. Judith flirted and encouraged him to drink too much. He fell asleep drunk, and she cut off his head, saving her city. The print retains the distinctive character of the Antwerp Romanist painter Frans Floris, with its Michelangelesque muscularity and antique, ‘wet’ drapery style.ProvenanceJames A. Bergquist, P.O. Box 2075, Boston, MA 02106
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