Judith with the Head of Holofernes

E659069

painting

"Judith with the Head of Holofernes" is a Renaissance painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting the biblical heroine Judith triumphantly holding the severed head of the Assyrian general Holofernes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Judith with the Head of Holofernes (Lucas Cranach the Elder)	2
Judith with the Head of Holofernes canonical	1
Judith with the head of Holofernes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7351633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Context triple: [Lucas Cranach the Elder, notableWork, Judith with the Head of Holofernes]

A. Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
B. Judith and Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes is a bronze Renaissance sculpture by Donatello depicting the biblical heroine Judith beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes as a symbol of virtue triumphing over tyranny.
C. Juditha triumphans
Juditha triumphans is a sacred oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi that dramatizes the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes with richly expressive Baroque music.
D. Judith
Judith is the given name of American singer-songwriter Judee Sill, known for her influential early-1970s folk and country-influenced music.
E. Judith
Judith is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible that tells the story of a courageous Jewish widow who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Target entity description: "Judith with the Head of Holofernes" is a Renaissance painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting the biblical heroine Judith triumphantly holding the severed head of the Assyrian general Holofernes.

A. Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
B. Judith and Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes is a bronze Renaissance sculpture by Donatello depicting the biblical heroine Judith beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes as a symbol of virtue triumphing over tyranny.
C. Juditha triumphans
Juditha triumphans is a sacred oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi that dramatizes the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes with richly expressive Baroque music.
D. Judith
Judith is the given name of American singer-songwriter Judee Sill, known for her influential early-1970s folk and country-influenced music.
E. Judith
Judith is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible that tells the story of a courageous Jewish widow who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	painting ⓘ
artForm	panel painting ⓘ
artisticSchool	Cranach workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Saxon court of Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Book of Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorPalette	rich, saturated colors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
creator	Lucas Cranach the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
creatorRole	painter ⓘ
depicts	Holofernes NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical story of Judith and Holofernes ⓘ severed head of Holofernes ⓘ
genre	religious painting ⓘ
hasPart	figure of Judith ⓘ head of Holofernes NERFINISHED ⓘ landscape or neutral background ⓘ luxurious clothing ⓘ ornamental headdress ⓘ sword ⓘ
hasVersion	Judith with the Head of Holofernes (various versions by Lucas Cranach the Elder) NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	Judith as elegant court lady ⓘ Judith holding Holofernes’ head NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith holding sword ⓘ
iconographicTheme	Judith with the head of Holofernes NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Italian Renaissance art NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Reformation context ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Holofernes NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeMoment	aftermath of Holofernes’ beheading ⓘ
notableFor	combination of eroticism and piety ⓘ detailed depiction of costume and jewelry ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage	German ⓘ
period	16th century ⓘ
portrays	Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	Old Testament heroine ⓘ heroic woman defeating tyrant ⓘ
technique	oil painting ⓘ
theme	female heroism ⓘ violence and salvation ⓘ virtue overcoming tyranny ⓘ
typicalOf	Cranach’s courtly style ⓘ sensuous yet moralizing imagery ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lucas Cranach the Elder → notableWork → Judith with the Head of Holofernes ⓘ

Holofernes → iconographicTheme → Judith with the Head of Holofernes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Judith with the head of Holofernes

Holofernes → depictedInWork → Judith with the Head of Holofernes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Judith with the Head of Holofernes (Lucas Cranach the Elder)

Judith’s maidservant → appearsInWorkOfArt → Judith with the Head of Holofernes ⓘ