Judith and Holofernes (Boulogne)

Judith and Holofernes
Artist Valentin de Boulogne
Year 1626
Material alabaster
Dimensions 137 cm × 178 cm (54 in × 70 in)
Location National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta, Valletta

Judith and Holofernes is a painting by Valentin de Boulogne, from 1626.

Description

The painting is an oil on canvas with dimensions of 137 x 178 centimeters. It is in the collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta, in Valletta.[1]

Analysis

In this version Judith is centered and the servant is in the shadows.[2]

References

  1. "Judith and Holphernes". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. Géza G. Xeravits (24 April 2015). Religion and Female Body in Ancient Judaism and Its Environments. De Gruyter. pp. 204–. ISBN 978-3-11-041009-9.

External links

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