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Judith, from the series "Heroes of the Old Testament"
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Judith, from the series "Heroes of the Old Testament"

Jacob Matham, Netherlandish, 1571–1631 · ca. 1590 · Engraving on off-white laid paper

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Judith stands in the foreground holding aloft the severed head of Holofernes. In her right hand she holds a sword. She is dramatically lit from the left which allows shadows to define her voluminous drapery. In the landscape behind her, there are hills to the left and at right, the tent where Judith is shown killing Holofernes.

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Credit lineJudith, from the series "Heroes of the Old Testament". ca. 1590. Jacob Matham, Netherlandish, 1571–1631. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of George Campbell Cooper. CC0.
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