Judith and Holofernes - The Wandering Jew - An antisemitic poster. the 19th century

Judith and Holofernes - The Wandering Jew - An antisemitic poster. the 19th century

JUDITH ET HOLOPHERNE - Air du Juif Errant - Judith and Holofernes - Lament for the wandering Jew. Published by P. DIDION - 19th Century France. lithographic print - Hand-painted.

An interesting poster in which the image of Judith is seen before the beheading of Holofernes according to the 'Book of Judith', but in this poster the story of Judith is told in an antisemitic tone that combines her story with the legend of the wandering Jew and the 'eternal Jew'. The author describes the story of Judith who infiltrated the Assyrian camp while piling on his soldiers, and how she beheaded him while intoxicated and led to the victory of the Jews over the Assyrian army. But the writer introduces in the story an antisemitic tone that emphasizes the boundless ability of the Jew to take over the enemy even if by one Jewish woman who in a small act led to victory over an entire army, emphasizing that at the time the Jews saw their deaths and it seemed to them the end was near, With the head of the enemy in her hand - and heralding the victory of the Jews, to show how far the danger of the 'eternal Jew' supposedly reaches.

40x30 cm. Slight folding marks. Good condition.