Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1750, Ignazio Collino, Italian (Turin), Italian (Turin) 1706 - 1787, 27 1/2 × 12 × 8 in. ( × × cm), Terracotta, Italy, 18th century, As told in the Bible, the Jewish heroine Judith slew the Assyrian general Holofernes, who had laid siege to her city. Pretending to desert her people, Judith attracted the attention of Holofernes, who invited her into his tent. When he passed out drunk, she beheaded him. Here, Judith is shown in a solemn and heroic pose, her upturned head a sign of the divine inspiration that enabled her to save her people

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