James Cordova Arts

Retablo, 2002

Hand-adzed wood, home-made gesso, water-based natural pigments, piñon-resin varnish, leather.

Judith With the Head of Holofernes (Jdt 13: 1 - 10)

Judith is an Old Testament heroine who saved the Hebrews from the enemy Assyrian army by feigning to defect from the Hebrew camp. With her beauty, intelligence and false devotion to the Assyrians, she won the favor of the Assyrian general, Holofernes. After feasting with the Assyrian officers, Judith slew Holofernes, who had consumed too much wine. She and her maidservant escaped back that night to the Hebrew camp with the prize head of Holofernes and the next day the Jews attacked nd defeated the Assyrians.