Judith Decapitating Holofernes — Valerio Castello | DiscoverArt

Valerio Castello

Judith Decapitating Holofernes

1624–59

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk

18 × 14.2 cm (7.1 × 5.6 in)

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