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Judith Beheading Holofernes is a painting of the biblical episode by Caravaggio, painted in c. 1598–1599 or 1602, [1] in which the widow Judith stayed with the Assyrian general Holofernes in his tent after a banquet then decapitated him after he passed out drunk. [2]
Judith slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1614–18. The account of the beheading of Holofernes by Judith is given in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, and is the subject of many paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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Judith beheading Holofernes has been depicted by a number of artists including Giorgione, Titian, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens and Caravaggio. Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes is believed to be the main inspiration of Gentileschi's work, [12] and his influence shows in the naturalism and violence she brings to her canvas. [citation needed]
Judith Beheading Holofernes is an early 17th century painting now in a private collection. It is thought to be an earlier version of Caravaggio 's work on the same subject or an earlier version of Louis Finson 's copy of that work .
Artemisia Gentileschi's painting Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1614–1620 Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Cristofano Allori, 1613. Holofernes (Ancient Greek: Ὀλοφέρνης; Hebrew: הולופרנס) was an invading Assyrian general in the Book of Judith, who was beheaded by Judith who entered his camp and decapitated him while he was intoxicated.
A painting depicting Judith Beheading Holofernes was allegedly discovered in an attic in Toulouse in 2014. In April 2016 the expert and art dealer to whom the work was shown announced that this was a long-lost painting by the hand of Caravaggio himself.
Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1598-99. The Uffizi Judith was commissioned by Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici who was responsible for art patronage at the Medici court. [6] Presumably, Cosimo had seen the original Naples Judith and requested a variation to be made for his wife, Maria Magdalena. [12]