''Judith and Holofernes'' is a painting by the French artist

Valentin de Boulogne Valentin de Boulogne (before 3 January 1591 – 19 August 1632), sometimes referred to as Le Valentin, was a French painter in the tenebrist style. Origins Valentin was born in Coulommiers, France, where he was baptised in the parish of Sai ...

, from 1626, as a close copy of a similar painting by

Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Lomi Gentileschi ( ; ; 8 July 1593) was an Italian Baroque painter. Gentileschi is considered among the most accomplished 17th century, 17th-century artists, initially working in the style of Caravaggio. She was producing professional ...

. The painting is an oil on canvas and measures 137 x 178 cm. It is in the collection of MUŻA in

Valletta Valletta ( ; , ) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 Local councils of Malta, council areas. Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. As Malta’s capital ...

Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...

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* http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_212229/Jean-de-Boulogne-Valentin/Judith-and-Holofernes 1626 paintings Paintings by Valentin de Boulogne Paintings in Malta Paintings of Judith Paintings about death Christian art about death {{1620s-painting-stub