Judith I by Gustav Klimt, 1901
For years this was shown under a different biblical woman's name — people kept taking it for Salome — and that's supposedly why the right name ended up hammered into the metal at the top. A goldsmith brother of his made that frame, from what I can find, so the frame and the painting were meant to arrive as one object.
Erisava: The gold's laid on so thick it nearly buries her. What's your take?
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