Judith With The Head Of Holofernes Oil On Canvas, 109 X 92 Cm. Author: Venetian School, Late 17

The painting we present draws directly inspiration from the famous Old Testament biblical book of Judith, constituting an iconic representation of the most significant episode narrated in it: during the reign of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, during the Assyrian siege of the city of Bethulia, Judith, beautiful and a rich Jewish widow, with the help of a ruse, goes to the enemy chief, pretends to give in to the flattery of the Assyrian general Holofernes, gets him drunk during a banquet and has him killed by striking him twice in the neck with a sword.

The macabre war trophy is then delivered by Judith to her handmaid Abra, ready on the scene to receive it in ...
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