Pordenone, Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Item
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Title
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Pordenone, Judith with the Head of Holofernes
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Rights
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The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Public Domain.
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Creator
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Pordenone
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Date
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1500-1539
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Description
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Two women are stood in front of a war tent with olive green drapery, a bed seen inside. The woman on the left wears a modest, blue pinafore dress over a white underdress, hair braided simply with gold ribbon as she holds up the drapery for the woman in the center. The woman in the center appears to be exiting the tent; she is a plump woman with blonde/auburn hair braided into an intricate updo, wearing a blue dress with white underclothes and a pink cloak draped across her shoulders. She looks off to the left, holding the severed head of an older bearded man with auburn hair. In front of her is a banister where her companion's hand lays along with a sword.
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Format
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Painting . Oil on canvas.103.5 x 86.5 cm
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Publisher
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The Rijksmuseum. SK-A-3415
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Contributor
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Abigail P.
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Subject
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Biblical story; biblical scene; Judit; maidservant; war tent; war general; Holofernes; decapitation; sword.
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Source
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Jpeg file. Unknown photographer. The Rijksmuseum Digital Collection. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?q=judith+with+the+head+of+holofernes&p=1&ps=12&st=Objects&ii=0#/SK-A-3415,0, 3/7/2020.
