About the creation
The Sacrifice of Jephthah’s Daughter
Artist name: Soldani-Benzi Massimiliano
Jephthah raises his sword (lost) above his daughter, who sits upon the altar with her head bent back. Above her stands a sorrowful-looking hooded woman who holds her in her arms. Behind appear a sword, armor and a helmet hanging on a barren tree.
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wrightsman Fund, 1985
Source: Judges 11
Technique: Cast bronze statue
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Date: 1722
Dimensions: 46 x 43.8 x 27.6
