GIORGIONE
(b. 1477, Castelfranco, d. 1510, Venezia)

Judith

c. 1504
Oil on canvas, trasferred from panel, 144 x 68 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

An early painting of the artist. In the 17-18th century it was attributed to Raphael, later to Moretto da Brescia. Originally it was probably a panel of an altarpiece.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 17 minutes):
Alessandro Scarlatti: La Giuditta, oratorio, Part I (excerpts)