Gallery label
An anonymous painter in New Spain makes Judith part of colonial visual culture, where copying, devotion, and local workshops complicate any Europe-only story.
Look closely
The linked record identifies Judith raising the severed head. Until a reusable image is supplied, this entry records the work without pretending that a verbal summary can substitute for seeing it.
Why this Judith matters
This is the earliest work in the exhibition made in the Americas. Its anonymous authorship and private holding are research conditions, not reasons to exclude it.
Sources for this record:Specialist database record for a private collection ↗
“An anonymous painter in New Spain makes Judith part of colonial visual culture, where copying, devotion, and local workshops complicate any Europe-only story.”
Narrative index
Primary catalogue placement: display of the head, Judith 13:14–16. The index organizes comparison; it does not claim that every visual detail comes from those verses or that the work touches only one episode.
