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Judith

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Images about Judith

11 images from works
  • Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Mezzotint by A. von Prenner after A. Varotari, il Padovanino, ca. 1720.
  • Judith decapitating Holofernes with a sword. Line engraving by C. Galle after P.P. Rubens.
  • Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.
  • Judith and her maid put the head of Holofernes into a bag. Engraving by A. Smith.
  • Judith with Holofernes' head. Line engraving.
  • Judith and her maid hide Holofernes' head. Woodcut.
  • Bartholomew Fair, site of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, pictured in 1721. Aquatint with etching after T. Loggon, c. 1824 (?).
  • Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengel after A. Varotari, il Padovanino.
  • Judith puts the head of Holofernes in a bag held by her servant. Lithograph by J.N. Strixner after A. Mantegna, 1811.
  • Bartholomew Fair, site of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, pictured in 1721. Aquatint with etching after T. Loggon, c. 1824 (?).
  • Judith with Holofernes' head; her maid behind her. Line engraving after C. Allori.

Works from the collections

12 works

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    Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.

    Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617. | Reference: 20970i
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    Bartholomew Fair, site of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, pictured in 1721. Aquatint with etching after T. Loggon, c. 1824 (?).

    Loggon, T. | Date: [1824?] | Reference: 23495i
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    Judith decapitating Holofernes with a sword. Line engraving by C. Galle after P.P. Rubens.

    Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 42776i
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    Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengel after A. Varotari, il Padovanino.

    Padovanino, 1588-1648. | Reference: 21511i
    Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
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    Judith with Holofernes' head; her maid behind her. Line engraving after C. Allori.

    Allori, Cristofano, 1577-1621. | Reference: 20913i
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Related topics

Holofernes
Women in Judaism
Decapitation
Women heroes
Head
Heroines in literature
Deception
Seduction
Sex in the Bible
Murder

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