Judith with her servant

Executed in tempera, the painting displays the precise brushwork and clear delineation characteristic of early Renaissance art. Ghirlandaio employs subtle chiaroscuro to model the figures, while the flat tiled floor and the sculpted wall create a sense of spatial order. The restrained color scheme and careful rendering of textiles reflect the artist’s attention to material detail.

Created in Florence during Ghirlandaio’s mature period, the panel later entered the collection of the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, where it remains on public display. The work exemplifies the output of Ghirlandaio’s workshop, which was known for producing both large fresco cycles and smaller panel pieces for private devotion.

*Judith with her servant* reflects the period’s interest in biblical subjects rendered with naturalistic detail and compositional harmony.

The painting belongs to the early Renaissance, a time when Florentine artists revived classical principles of proportion and perspective. Ghirlandaio, a leading figure of this era, trained numerous apprentices who disseminated his stylistic approach across Italy. *Judith with her servant* reflects the period’s interest in biblical subjects rendered with naturalistic detail and compositional harmony.