16th-century wooden sculpture depicting the biblical scene of Judith and Holofernes. Thus Judith, a young Jewish woman from Bethulia, comments in the Bible on her heroic act that led Israel to the liberation of its people from the siege of Nebuchadnezzar's army. Judith had presented herself at the camp of the cruel Holofernes, leader of the enemy army, dressed in her best clothes, pretending to want to ally with him. The Assyrian general, struck by her beauty, invites her to a rich banquet in his tent. After eating and drinking, Holofernes, drunk, falls asleep in his bed, giving Judith the opportunity to take his scimitar and inflict the fatal blow. Era: 16th century The biblical iconography of this subject is very rare. Presumably from the Veneto area. Measurements: 34 x 23 cm - height 92 cm