Judith

Albrecht Altdorfer

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts Judith, a woman with short hair, wearing a headband and a long robe, barefoot. She holds a sword in her right hand with the severed head of Holofernes on the blade. Her left hand holds a cloth wrapped around her body and grasps the hilt of the sword. The woman stands on a stone floor with a short stone pillar to her left. The background features a wall with different textures on either side of the pillar. The image is rendered in black and white with detailed lines. The artist's monogram "Al" is visible in the upper right corner. The title of the work is Judith. The image is attributed to Albrecht Altdorfer.