\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The subject of this painting is JudithÆs victory over Holofernes. Giorgione bestows a meditative tone on the theme, showing
us the woman gazing at her enemyÆs severed head. HolofernesÆs face may be a self-portrait of the artist. It is likely that the painting was originally the wing of a diptych or polyptych.