Judith with Holofernes' head. Coloured photograph after G. Reni.
- Reni, Guido, 1575-1642.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Reference:
- 584792i
- Pictures
About 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
Publication/Creation
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint, with gouache, laid down on wood ; wood 46.7 x 30.3 cm
Contributors
Reference
Wellcome Collection 584792i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores