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[3] [8] In Artemisia Gentileschi's painting Judith Slaying Holofernes (Naples), she demonstrates her knowledge of the Caravaggio Judith Slaying Holofernes of 1612; like Caravaggio, she chooses to show the actual moment of the killing. [9] A different composition in the Pitti Palace in Florence shows a more traditional scene with the head in a ...
Caravaggio's work, which was a gift of Antwerp's leading artists and an expression of their deep religious devotion had thus become the object of looting by the Austrian rulers of Flanders. [7] There was no trace of the second Caravaggio representing Judith beheading Holofernes co-owned by Vinck and
Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes is a painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, created in 1639-1640. It was one of many paintings by Gentileschi that treats the theme of Judith, who beheads the Assyrian general Holofernes, who was planning to destroy Judith's home city of Bethulia .
Judith and Her Maidservant is a painting by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. Executed sometime between 1645 and 1650, it hangs in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. The story comes from the deuterocanonical Book of Judith , in which Judith seduces and then assassinates the general Holofernes, who had besieged Judith's town.
Judith is shown wearing a cobalt blue dress with gold accents and her maidservant wears a red gown. Both women have their sleeves rolled up. As a follower of Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi makes use of chiaroscuro in the painting, with a dark background contrasting with the light shining directly on the scene of Judith beheading Holofernes.
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This similarity in theme and composition may have been due to the work of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, whose style so influenced the Gentileschi's. His famous depiction of Judith Beheading Holofernes from the late 16th century focused more on the conflict than previously seen. [4] Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1598-99
Judith and Holofernes (Boulogne) Judith and Holofernes (Preti) Judith and the Head of Holofernes; Judith at the Gates of Bethulia; Judith Beheading Holofernes (Caravaggio) Judith Beheading Holofernes (Finson or Caravaggio) Judith Beheading Holofernes (Finson, Naples) Judith Slaying Holofernes (Artemisia Gentileschi, Florence) Judith Slaying ...