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 characteristicsoil on canvas

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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

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 103.5 cm x width 86.5 cm
    • depth 8 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1941

  • 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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