Judith and her maid hide Holofernes' head. Woodcut.
- Reference:
- 20971i
- Pictures
- Online
Selected images from this work
View 1 imageAbout this work
Description
Bible. Apocrypha. Book of Judith. Judith, a beautiful Judean widow, infiltrates the camp of the Assyrian army that is besieging her city and seduces the chief captain, Holofernes. She beheads him after he has collapsed into a drunken sleep
Physical description
1 print : woodcut ; image 7.6 x 11.6 cm
Lettering
The xiii. chapter. 7 Judith prayeth for strength. 10 She smyteth of Holophernes head. 12 She returneth to Bethulia, and rejoyceth her people.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 20971i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores