Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Tongerloo missal
Belgium, 1552
MS M.983. Fol. 105r

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Judith: slaying Holofernes -- Headless body of Holofernes, bleeding, reclines in draped bed in tent. Judith, name inscribed IVDITH, wearing headdress, holding scimitar with right hand looks back at severed head held by maidservant wearing cap. Other tents visible in background.
Initial V superimposed over scene. All enclosed in frame.