Florentine artist Cristofano Allori's most famous painting, created between 1610 and 1612, became an immediate success and was widely copied, thanks in part to the popularity of the legend of the biblical heroine Judith, which the artist interpreted autobiographically; Holofernes' decapitated head is a self-portrait while his beloved Mazzafirra is depicted in the beautiful face of the young woman, whose extraordinarily luxurious clothing is a direct tribute to the city's thriving textile industry. This is one of many prints that were made after the painting, which is in the Gallerie degli Uffizi in Florence.
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Charles Middlemist
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Cristoforo Allori
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| Title | Judith with the Head of Holofernes |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | stipple engravings (prints) AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
stipple engravings (prints)
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reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-SB |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-SB |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8888/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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religious symbolism
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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31A221
head (human)
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31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 41A191 tent Iconclass 41A421 curtains Iconclass 41D266 ornaments, jewels Iconclass 41D2666 diadem, tiara Iconclass 42F51 maid ~ house personnel Iconclass 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 46AA1262 Judith (one of the nine worthiest women) Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71U the book of Judith Iconclass 71U4273 Holofernes beheaded by Judith with his own sword; the maidservant may be keeping watch Iconclass 71U42731 Judith with Holofernes' head and the sword Iconclass |
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