Mellin, Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Item
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Title
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Mellin, Judith with the Head of Holofernes
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Rights
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Private collection
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Creator
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Charles Mellin (1600-1649)
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Date
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1630s
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Description
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A woman with pale skin and dark hair is posed as if for a portrait. She is wearing a yellow gown with a white underdress, green and red feathers adorning her hair, and pearl earrings. She looks off to her left, her left arm popped on her hip, right arm on top of the severed head of a man with dark hair whose face is turned away from the viewer.
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Format
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Painting. Oil on canvas. 84 x 68 cm
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Publisher
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Web Gallery of Art
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Contributor
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Abigail P.
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Subject
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Biblical story; biblical scene; Judith; Holofernes; decapitation; portrait of a woman.
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Source
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Jpeg file. Unknown photographer. Web Gallery of Art Digital Collection. https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/mellin/judith.html, 3/21/20.
