ID: 901000574 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000574	Record Type: Character/Person

	Holofernes (Old Testament character)

Note: Character in biblical story: Nebuchadrezzar, king of Assyria, sent his general Holofernes on an expedition against Palestine. At the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia, a general named Achior warned Holofernes of the danger of attacking the Jews. A beautiful Jewish widow named Judith left the besieged city in pretended flight and foretold to Holofernes that he would be victorious. Invited into his tent, she cut off his head as he lay in drunken sleep.

Names:

	Holofernes (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Holophernes (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Holofernes (Old Testament character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Judith and Holofernes
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Story of Judith (Old Testament narratives), Judith and Holofernes (Old Testament narrative)) [901001915]

	source is .... Bible, Old Testament
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, Old Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts)) [901000253]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... general (officer)
	.....(military officers, people in military occupations, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Holofernes (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2017009870
	................National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Book of Judith," accessed 30 June 2017
	Holophernes (Old Testament character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Book of Judith," accessed 30 June 2017
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) no2017009870