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Judith and Holofernes, 1493, Michael Wolgemut, German, 1434/37 - 1519, 7 3/16 x 14 1/8 in. (18.26 x 35.88 cm) (image), Woodcut, Germany, 15th century, Early on, Judith was a hero, the resourceful widow who saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes. In the 12th-century Speculum Virginum she symbolized the triumph of humility over pride; in other handbooks she prefigured the Virgin Mary. Yet in the late 15th century, Judith became a femme fatale.

Judith and Holofernes, 1493, Michael Wolgemut, German, 1434/37 - 1519, 7 3/16 x 14 1/8 in. (18.26 x 35.88 cm) (image), Woodcut, Germany, 15th century, Early on, Judith was a hero, the resourceful widow who saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes. In the 12th-century Speculum Virginum she symbolized the triumph of humility over pride; in other handbooks she prefigured the Virgin Mary. Yet in the late 15th century, Judith became a femme fatale.
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Judith and Holofernes, 1493, Michael Wolgemut, German, 1434/37 - 1519, 7 3/16 x 14 1/8 in. (18.26 x 35.88 cm) (image), Woodcut, Germany, 15th century, Early on, Judith was a hero, the resourceful widow who saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes. In the 12th-century Speculum Virginum she symbolized the triumph of humility over pride; in other handbooks she prefigured the Virgin Mary. Yet in the late 15th century, Judith became a femme fatale.
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Taille de l'image:
5235 x 2798 px | 41.9 MB
Taille d'impression:
44.3 x 23.7 cm | 17.4 x 9.3 in (300 dpi)