Friday, February 10, 2012

Greek Bible Art: Judith with the Head of Holofernes

This painting of Judith with the Head of Holofernes is by Cristofano Allori (source). The verse is Judith 13:10.

ἀφεῖλεν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.
Abscidit caput eius.
She took away his head from him.