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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.
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:
In her 17th-century painting Judith Slaying Holofernes, Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi depicted a famous scene of biblical vengeance: Judith decapitating the Assyrian general, Holofernes ...
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 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 slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1614–18. Gentileschi and others of her generation, produced an array of paintings of strong female women in literature, including Judith's beheading of Holofernes. Agostino Tassi was both her teacher and then her convicted rapist. [5] It is also said that he was the model for Holofernes. [6]