But that was several years later and much was to happen in the interval.
The two little "Judith" pictures (Nos.

1156 and 1158) were painted for Piero de' Medici and had their place in the Medici palace.

In 1494, when Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici was banished from Florence and the palace looted, they were stolen and lost sight of; but during the reign of Francis I they reappeared and were presented to his wife Bianca Capella and once more placed with the Medici treasures.No.

1156, the Judith walking springily along, sword in hand, having slain the tyrant, is one of the masterpieces of paint.

Everything about it is radiant, superb, and unforgettable.
One other picture which the young painter made for his patron--or in this case his patroness, Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Piero's wife--is the "Madonna of the Magnificat," No.