Judith with the Head of Holofernes

circle of Pordenone, 1500 - 1539

Judith is a biblical heroine who saved the Jewish people from oppression by General Holofernes. She did this by entering his army camp and seducing him, after which she decapitated him with his own sword while he slumbered. Judith’s story is one of the few in the Bible in which a woman overpowers a man.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-3415
Dimensionsheight 103.5 cm x width 86.5 cm, depth 8 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

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Identification

Title(s)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Object type
Object number
SK-A-3415
Description
Judith met het hoofd van Holofernes. Judith staat met haar dienstmaagd achter een balustrade, met het afgehouwen hoofd in de handen. Op de balustrade ligt een zwaard, De dienstmaagd tilt het gordijn op waardoor een bed zichtbaar wordt.

Creation

Creation
painter: circle of Pordenone
Dating
1500 - 1539
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op doek
Material
Dimensions
- height 103.5 cm x width 86.5 cm
- depth 8 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
Inv.; …; from Ayerst Hooker Buttery (1868-1929), fl.6,473, to Julius Wilhelm Edwin vom Rath (1863-1940), Amsterdam, 1921;{Note RMA.}; or from Horace Buttery (1902-62), London, fl. 6,473, to Julius Wilhelm Edwin vom Rath (1863-1940), Amsterdam, 1921;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 305 other objects, to the museum, 1941
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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