Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Jan Matsys (1543)

Painting of Judith nude, holding Holofernes's severed head and a sword against dark green curtains.

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Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Jan Matsys (1543), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Via artnap.com

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A nude woman with auburn hair and a gold headband holds the bearded severed head of Holofernes by the hair and a curved gold-hilted sword in her other hand. A red and white drapery sits across her lap against a dark background framed by green velvet curtains. Jan Matsys painted this Judith with the Head of Holofernes in 1543, and it is held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Date

1543

Medium

Painting

Museum

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

License

Public domain

Themes

Portraits