Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes is a painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, created in 1639-1640. It was one of many paintings by Gentileschi that treats the theme of Judith, who beheads the Assyrian general Holofernes, who was planning to destroy Judith's home city of Bethulia. [1]
Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes | |
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Artist | Artemisia Gentileschi ![]() |
Dimensions | 73.2 cm (28.8 in) × 92.5 cm (36.4 in) × 3 cm (1.2 in) |
The painting has been in Oslo, in the collection of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, since 2022.[2]
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