Gustav Klimt — Judith and the Head of Holofernes (1901) Vienna Secession Art Nouveau Tee
Our premium canvas: Comfort Colors 1717 in garment-dyed Ivory — 6.1 oz. 100% ring-spun cotton with a relaxed unisex fit and a soft, substantial feel. Printed to order in Ohio; usually ships in 1-2 business days. See size guide.
Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) was an Austrian painter and a leading figure of the Vienna Secession, celebrated for his sensual portraits and shimmering, gold-infused surfaces. Judith and the Head of Holofernes (1901) is one of his most iconic works from the beginning of his so-called "Golden Phase."
The painting draws on the biblical story of Judith, the heroine who beheads the Assyrian general Holofernes to save her people. Klimt reinterprets her not as a virtuous savior but as an alluring, half-lidded femme fatale, radiating a dreamy, almost ecstatic expression — a hallmark of his fin-de-siècle Symbolist sensibility.
In the image, a dark-haired woman gazes downward with parted lips, her bare torso emerging from a diaphanous, blue-and-gold garment. A jeweled golden collar encircles her throat. At the lower right edge, her hand rests on the shadowed head of Holofernes. The background glows with stylized golden foliage and ornamental patterning, flattening space in the decorative manner that made Klimt famous.
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Printed on a premium Comfort Colors 1717 garment-dyed tee — heavyweight ringspun cotton with a soft, broken-in feel and a relaxed unisex fit. True to size; size down for a more fitted look.