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Botticelli (Sandro Filipepi): Judith Holding Holofernes' Head

Botticelli (Sandro Filipepi) ca. 1445 – 1510

Judith Holding Holofernes' Head

tempera on panel (37 × 20 cm) — 1495-1500 Museum Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Botticelli (Sandro Filipepi) biography

This work is linked to Judith 13:9

Judith and her servant leave the tent of the enemy warlord Holofernes. The pious widow had used her good looks to deceive the warlord, in order to eliminate the man whose troops were beseiging her city.

Technically, this is a sub-standard work by Botticelli. Compare it with this older version. Judith's torso seems to long while her head is too small.

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Title: Botticelli (Sandro Filipepi): Judith Holding Holofernes' Head
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First published: 27 September 2005
Last modified: 11 February 2007

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