RUBENS, Peter Paul
(b. 1577, Siegen, d. 1640, Antwerpen)

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

c. 1616
Oil on canvas, 120 x 111 cm
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig

From 1616 onwards Rubens was able to illustrate dramatic scenes with a reliance on Caravaggios's sharp contrasts of light. This painting represents this aspect of Rubens's work well.




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