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Painting of a woman in a turban lifting a severed bearded head by the hair, with a kneeling woman in blue and two veiled women nearby.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

An oil painting shows a woman in a turban and a gold patterned robe lifting a bearded severed head by its hair, while a kneeling woman in blue and two veiled women look on. Set against a pale, hazy sky, the scene is painted in loose, warm brushwork.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
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Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
870 × 1200 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1883; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Judith con la cabeza de Holofernes

Una pintura al óleo muestra a una mujer con turbante y una túnica dorada de estampado que levanta por el cabello una cabeza cortada de hombre barbado, mientras una mujer arrodillada de azul y dos mujeres veladas observan. Sobre un cielo pálido y brumoso, la escena está pintada con pincelada suelta y cálida.

Português: Judite com a cabeça de Holofernes

Uma pintura a óleo mostra uma mulher de turbante e veste dourada com padronagem erguendo pelos cabelos a cabeça decepada de um homem barbudo, enquanto uma mulher ajoelhada de azul e duas mulheres veladas observam. Sob um céu pálido e enevoado, a cena é pintada com pinceladas soltas e quentes.

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