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Artist: Bernardo Cavallino (1616–1656)
Italian painter
Title: Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Object type: Painting
Description: 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. Judith is portrayed as a vulnerable young woman standing alone in the murdered general’s tent. Holding the still bloody sword, she places one hand gently on the general’s severed head. Her face expresses both horror and melancholy.
Date: early 1650s
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 118 cm (46.5 in). Width: 94 cm (37 in).
Framed: Height: 145 cm (57.1 in). Width: 118 cm (46.5 in). Depth: 11 cm (4.3 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: BC
SKU: 273727
