Judith and the Head of Holofernes 1901 by Gustav Klimt [Austrian, 1862-1918]

Judith and the Head of Holofernes (also known as Judith I) is an oil painting by Gustav Klimt created in 1901. It depicts the biblical character of Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes.

Klimt depicts Judith as a femme fatale. She looks down on the viewer, her mouth voluptuously open and with her right hand, she strokes the hair of Holofernes. The mountains, the fig trees, and the vine stock refer to an Assyrian relief on the Palace of Sennacherib as a biblical place. Judith, also often mentioned as Salome, is a chase widow who defeats the haughty military leader of the Assyrians by plain ruse without seducing Holofernes and in a weak moment decapitates him. Klimt’s brother Ernst made the frame. The painting was first shown at the 8th International Art exhibition in Munich 1901.

The account of the beheading of Holofernes by Judith is given in the deuterocanonical book of Judith and is the subject of numerous depictions in painting and sculpture. In the story, Judith, a beautiful widow, is able to enter the tent of Holofernes because of his desire for her. Holofernes was an Assyria|Assyrian general who was about to destroy Judith’s home, the city of Bethulia, though the story is emphatic that no “defilement” takes place. Overcome with drink, he passes out and is Decapitation|decapitated by Judith; his head is taken away in a basket (often depicted as carried by an elderly female servant). Artists have mainly chosen one of two possible scenes (with or without the servant): the decapitation, with Holofernes prone on the bed, or the heroine holding or carrying the head. An exception is an early sixteenth-century stained glass window with two scenes. The central scene, by far the largest of the two, features Judith and Holofernes seated at a banquet. The smaller background scene has Judith and her servant stick Holofernes’ head in a sack, the headless body standing behind with his arm waving helplessly. In European art, Judith is very often accompanied by her maid at her shoulder, which helps to distinguish her from Salome, who also carries her victim’s head on a silver charger (plate).

What is the original size of Judith and the Head of Holofernes 1901?

84 cm x 42 cm (33 in x 17 in), oil on canvas

Where can I see Judith and the Head of Holofernes 1901?

Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

Item Type: 100% Handmade Oil Painting
Judith and the Head of Holofernes, 1901, by Gustav Klimt
Material: Canvas
Features:
1. No Frame

Package Includes:

1 x Pc

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Handmade Oil Painting “Judith and the Head of Holofernes” By Gustav Klimt