Judit stopt het hoofd van Holofernes in een zak c. 1547 - 1559

Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert's "Judit stopt het hoofd van Holofernes in een zak" (c. 1547-1559) is a black and white etching depicting the biblical story of Judith, a courageous widow, who decapitates the Assyrian general Holofernes to save her people. The artwork, located in the Rijksmuseum, shows Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes, with her maidservant by her side. This small-scale print, measuring only 192 mm in width and 235 mm in height, showcases Coornhert's skillful use of line and detail to narrate this dramatic moment.