Goltzius, Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Title: Goltzius, Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain.
Creator: Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617)
Date: ca. 1585
Description: A bare-breasted woman with an updo of ringlets holds up the severed head of Assyrian general Holofernes. Her drapery is pooled around her waist, what appears to be a harness embracing her naked torso. In her left hand is the severed head, an older bearded man withwhite hair. Strapped to her right thigh is the sword which committed the crime. In the tent in the background on the right is the body of Holofernes slumped in bed. The woman's mouth is agape, lips upturned subtley in a smile; she is neither regretful nor remorseful for her crime. The scene is presented in a circle which is surrounded by an inscription.
Format: Engraving. 6 11/16in. diameter
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 49.95.1909
Contributor: Abigail P.
Subject: Biblical story; biblical scene; Judith; Holofernes; decapitation; war general; war tent; sword; weapon.
Source: Jpeg file. Unknown photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/347411, 3/20/20.