DETAILS
- Artist
- Parmigianino
- Date
- 1520
- Medium
- Etching and engraving
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- sheet: 6 3/16 x 3 9/16 in. (15.7 x 9 cm)
- Collection
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
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The full narration walks you through Judith with the head of Holofernes, which she places into a sack held by the figure behind her, she bears a sword in her outstretched right arm — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
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