Judith before Holofernes. unknown c. 1480-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 5-6/cm); silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. received from Henry Symons, invoiced 4/23/1929; returned 5/13/1929. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, at top: PLACVIT HOLOFERNI ILLIVS PVLCHRITVDO ET PRVDENTIA Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, identifying figures [some include]: JVDICH, HOLOFERNE, VAGIO Judith & her attendant in Holofernes' camp (L, background)

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• Dimensions: 7000 x 10698 px | 59.3 x 90.6 cm | 23.3 x 35.7 inches | 300dpi

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Judith before Holofernes. unknown c. 1480-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'7" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 5-6/cm); silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. received from Henry Symons, invoiced 4/23/1929; returned 5/13/1929. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, at top: PLACVIT HOLOFERNI ILLIVS PVLCHRITVDO ET PRVDENTIA Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, identifying figures [some include]: JVDICH, HOLOFERNE, VAGIO Judith & her attendant in Holofernes' camp (L, background); conversation between Judith & Holofernes (center, foreground) (Judith 8-16) Fragment of tapestry; borders missing (Cavallo). This panel matches is the left-side of the panel that is now in Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire. At some point, the other half must have been attached to this panel, as shown in the Brussels & Asselberghs catalogs. Those photographs show panel with borders (Dimitrova). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16568 Brussels (Musées Royaux), Tapisseries (1956), 29-31, no.14, pls.18, 19 Asselberghs, Tapisserie tournaisienne (1968), 32-34, no. 27 Destrée, Les tapisseriesR (1910), 23, pls.9, 10 Related Works: Other panel in series, GCPA 0240101; stylistically similar tapestry (same date), Brussels, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, "Story of Hercules (Heracles/Herakles)"