Sujet
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1638-1665. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1638-1665. According to the Book of Judith, the Jewish widow Judith saved the Israelites from the Assyrians by decapitating their general Holofernes, whose army had besieged her city. She did this after having made him drunk at a banquet. Judith is commonly depicted as being assisted by an older maidservant in placing the head in a sack. The contrast between Holofernes's crude features and the heroine's beauty underlines the moral message of the eventual triumph of virtue over evil.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM23B21_317
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
48,4Mo (1,7Mo) / 28,9cm x 42,0cm / 3409 x 4960 (300dpi)