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Judith with the Head of Holofernes

  • stipple engravings (prints), paper
  • 148 x 118 mm
  • Inv. 2014-SB

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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.

Artist

Charles Middlemist
United Kingdom ca. 1815 - 1817
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Cristoforo AlloriRKD
Florence 1577 - Florence 1621
after

TitleJudith with the Head of Holofernes
Period19th century
Medium and supportstipple engravings (prints)AAT
Collectionprint room
Object type stipple engravings (prints) AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number2014-SB
Acquisition credit unknown
2014
Current whereaboutsWork currently not on display
Permalinkhttps://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-SB
IIIF Manifesthttps://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8888/manifest.json