Judith with the Head of Holofernes by GIOVANNI ANTONIO DA BRESCIA

GIOVANNI ANTONIO DA BRESCIA

(b. ca. 1460, Brescia, d. 1523, Roma)

	Judith with the Head of Holofernes 1490s Engraving, 316 x 255 mm British Museum, London
This engraving was made after Mantegna who produced numerous versions of the subject in different media. It represents Judith standing with a sword in one hand, putting the head of Holofernes into a bag held by her maidservant.