Allori, Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Title: Allori, Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Rights: Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Public Domain.
Creator: Cristofano Allori (1577-1621)
Date: ca. 1610-1612
Description: A woman with dark ringlets framing her face holds the severed head of Assyrian general Holofernes in her left hand, the other holding onto what appears to be the hilt of a sword. The woman wears a luxurious gold gown, with red, white, and blue accents. Her maidservant, who is to her left with a white wrap around her head, looks at her with brows furrowed. As her maidservant looks at her in what appears to be disbelief, the woman looks at the viewer stoically.
Format: Painting. Oil on canvas. 139 x 116 cm
Publisher: Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery.
Inv. 1912 n. 96
Contributor: Abigail P.
Subject: Biblical scene; biblical story; Judith; Holofernes; decapitation; maidservant; Baroque.
Source: Jpeg file. Unknown Photographer. Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi Digital Collection. https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/judith-with-the-head-of-holofernes, 3/7/2020.