Judith with the head of Holofernes

Judith with the head of Holofernes

Title

Judith with the head of Holofernes

[Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017, No. 15]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Lübeck 2021, no. 37]
[Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017, no. 15]

The Old Testament heroine Judith decapitated Holofernes the besieger of her native town, after she had beguiled him with her allure. Wearing a fashionable contemporary dress and a large hat with a feather Judith stands behind a balustrade upon which she has placed Holofernes' head. In her left hand she

The Old Testament heroine Judith decapitated Holofernes the besieger of her native town, after she had beguiled him with her allure. Wearing a fashionable contemporary dress and a large hat with a feather Judith stands behind a balustrade upon which she has placed Holofernes' head. In her left hand she holds the sword with which she completed the deed.

[cda 2023]

Attribution
Hans Kemmer (?)

Attribution

Hans Kemmer (?)

[Exhib. Cat. Lübeck 2021, no. 37] [Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017, no. 15]

Production date
about 1525

Production date

about 1525

[Exhib. Cat. Lübeck 2021, no. 37]; (?) [Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017, no. 15]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 85 x 54 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 85 x 54 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017, no. 15]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Muzeum Narodowe we Wroclawiu
Repository
Muzeum Narodowe we Wroclawiu
Location
Wroclaw
CDA ID
PL_MNWr_VIII-2670
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PL_MNWr_VIII-2670/

Provenance

  • Muzeum Narodowe we Wroclawiu

Exhibitions

Wroclaw 2017, no. 15
Lübeck 2021, no. 36

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Lübeck 2021 226 036 Fig. p. 226
EditorDagmar Täube
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere und Hans Kemmer. Meistermaler zwischen Renaissance und Reformation [Lübeck, St. Annen-Museum]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2021
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017 124-125 015 Fig. p. 125
EditorEwa Houszka, Marek Pierzchala
TitleModa na Cranacha, Muzeum Narodowe we Wroclawiu, 31.10.2017-30.12.2017
Place of PublicationWroclaw
Year of Publication2017
Show Literature
  • Judith with the head of Holofernes, about 1525

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