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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. In the story, Judith, a beautiful widow, is able to enter the tent of Holofernes because of his desire for her.
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]
Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, c 1612, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy. This history is relevant as Gentileschi's early life has come to inform the perspectives of many contemporary feminist art historians, including Mary Garrard, [6] and particularly in the case of Judith Slaying Holofernes.
It has widely been speculated that, based on location descriptions in the book, that the most plausible historical site for Bethulia is Shechem.Shechem was a large city in the hill-country of Samaria, on the direct road from Jezreel to Jerusalem, lying in the path of the enemy, at the head of an important pass and is a few hours south of Geba.
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a 1607 oil on canvas painting by Louis Finson, now owned by the Banco di Napoli and hanging in the Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano in Naples. Finson stayed in Naples from 1604 to 1612. [1] and there became a Caravaggist before Caravaggio's departure from the city in 1607. Finson then stayed in Provence on the way back ...
Judith and Maidservant with Head of Holofernes: c. 1640s: Museo di Capodimonte, Naples: 272 X 221 cm. Q377 MET (69 (related pictures: Museo di Capodimonte)), WB (48c) Judith and her Maidservant (Cannes) c. 1640s: Musee de la Castre, Cannes 235 x 172 cm. 2006.O.751 WB (47), Locker Figure 3.31 Saint Apollonia: 1642-1644 Museo Soumaya
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.
The subject is one that Gentileschi portrayed several times during her career. She depicts the moment Judith assassinated Holofernes in two versions of the same scene: Judith Slaying Holofernes and Judith Slaying Holofernes. This portrayal of the moments following the assassination is based on an earlier work by the artist's father: