[Head held up to crowd]: Old Testament Scene, Roundel
Summary
Judith holding up the head of Holophernes to a crowd of Israelites, her maid holding the bag to the right. After one of the four painted pendentives of the Bandini Chapel in San Silvestro al Quirinale in Rome depicting scenes from the lives of Judith, Esther and David. See 1917.320.87, 1917.320.88 and 1917.320.90.
Object Name
[Head held up to crowd]: Old Testament Scene, Roundel
Date Created
1700-1750
Dimensions
support: 48.9cm x 38cm
accession number
1917.320.89
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Medium
Credit
Leicester Collier Bequest
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