Judith with the Head of Holophernes, Lucas Cranach the Elder, circa 1530
A joachimsthaler on judith's beret with the name of king louis ii of hungary of bohemia, who fell against the turks in 1526, suggests a political significance of the painting in connection with the turkish threat. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1530. Dimensions: height: 87.3 cm (34.3 in) ; width: 57.4 cm (22.5 in). Medium: oil on lime panel. Depicted People: Judith. Collection: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Series Title: paintings of Judith with the head of Holopherne by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Judith mit dem Haupt des Holofernes (Staatliche Museen, Kassel)