VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
(b. 1591, Coulommier-en-Brie, d. 1632, Roma)

Judith

1626-28
Oil on canvas, 97 x 74 cm
Musée des Augustins, Toulouse

In contrast with his Judith and Holofernes, Valentin de Boulogne's famous Judith presents the heroine not in the moment of action but after the victory.