Lucas Cranach the Elder shows Judith triumphant after she has decapitated the enemy general that besieged her city with his own sword. The artist effectively contrasts the heroine's calm, steadfast gaze with Holofernes' agonized features. Cranach underscores the dramatic tension pervading the painting by the juxtaposition of the exposed, severed
Lucas Cranach the Elder shows Judith triumphant after she has decapitated the enemy general that besieged her city with his own sword. The artist effectively contrasts the heroine's calm, steadfast gaze with Holofernes' agonized features. Cranach underscores the dramatic tension pervading the painting by the juxtaposition of the exposed, severed neck with Judith's exquisitely detailed dress and jewelry, as well as by the way her fingers delicately twine through her victim's curly hair. The multiple slits in her sleeves and gloves emphasize the actions of cutting and slicing.
[http://www.museoarteponce.org/coleccion_gal/encuentros-con-europa/2/44/1/1/] (accessed 24.04.2013)
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Museo de Arte de Ponce, revised 2013] |
- Production dates
- about 1520 - 1537
about 1520
Production dates
about 1520 - 1537 | [Museo de Arte de Ponce, revised 2013] |
about 1520 | [Kuhn, Exhib. Cat. Cambridge Mass 1936, 85] |
1527 - 1537 | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 230F] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 87 x 82.6 cm (34 1/4 x 32 ' in)
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 87 x 82.6 cm (34 1/4 x 32 ' in)
[Museo de Arte de Ponce, revised 2013]
Dimensions of support: 85 x 58 cm
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 230F]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom right: winged serpent with elevated wings facing left
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom right: winged serpent with elevated wings facing left
[Museo de Arte de Ponce, revised 2013]
- Owner
- Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Repository
- Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Location
- Ponce
- CDA ID
- PR_MAP_60-0143
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR230F
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PR_MAP_60-0143/