# Judith in the Tent of Holofernes

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LISS, Johann](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 126 x 102 cm

## Commentary

Liss was a German painter who spent some time in the Netherlands then moved to Venice where he became an influential painter. He painted the subject of Judith in five versions between 1622 and 1628. All show the same figural compositions, the difference is in the colours. The Vienna version is the last of the five. &lt;p&gt; &lt;table align=left cellpadding=5 border=1 width=320 bgcolor=&#34;\#99cccc&#34;&gt; &lt;tr valign=middle&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; border=0 valign=middle&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 17 minutes\):&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/scarlatti\_giuditta.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alessandro Scarlatti: La Giuditta, oratorio, Part I \(excerpts\)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Adam and Eve Mourning for Abel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/adam-and-eve-mourning-for-abel-r79b02ffb26a60c>)
- [Apollo and Marsyas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/apollo-and-marsyas-r8ad827eedcf5ea>)
- [Judith in the Tent of Holofernes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/judith-in-the-tent-of-holofernes-ra4c7840558b87f>)
- [The Death of Cleopatra](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/the-death-of-cleopatra-rcb975587a70972>)
- [The Ecstasy of St Paul](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/the-ecstasy-of-st-paul-raebe78e2653753>)
- [The Prodigal Son](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/the-prodigal-son-r09a51a217ce0b3>)
- [The Sacrifice of Isaac](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/the-sacrifice-of-isaac-rbc67f67533fda4>)
- [The Vision of St Jerome](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/the-vision-of-st-jerome-r302f78e9e08819>)
- [Venus in front of the Mirror](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/liss-johann-rc39b3c164ea6c5/venus-in-front-of-the-mirror-r12f832229a5380>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)