Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, early 1650s. Creator: Bernardo Cavallino.

Caption

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, early 1650s. Additional Info: This biblical story is set in the time of the Babylonian siege of Judea. It speaks of Divine power acting through one of its creatures, the young widow Judith, who liberates her people by beheading Holofernes, King Nebuchadnezzar’s general.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A95_397

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

138,7Mb (6,3Mb) / 20,2in x 26,7in / 6045 x 8020 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy Italian female holding women woman people head historical religious arts painting country religion figure figures Sweden Swedish art weapon weapons museum color death scene Christian Christianity war depiction location century gallery sword Bible blade swords Biblical concept exhibition exhibit beheaded warfare 17th century art gallery decapitated oil Painting Colour Old Testament weaponry decapitation culture history historic seventeenth century beheading Holofernes Judith Neapolitan Oil on canvas TGN Neopolitan Biblical scene biblical character Bernardo Cavallino Cavallino Bernardo Oil on canvas art centre Stockholm National Museum Painting Heritage Art Book of Judith National Museum Sweden Nationalmuseum Sweden religious art