Panel: Judith with the Head of Holofernes (Possibly Altar Frontal)
An embroidered linen panel with silk and metal-strip thread shows a standing figure with a sword at center, flanked by scrolling foliage, birds, and a banner with partial lettering. Stitches in buttonhole, chain, and satin work form wreaths, flowers, and a column-like form at right on a pale, faded ground.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1590
- Medium
- Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen in back, a variety of buttonhole, chain, square chain,
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 939 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1610).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson