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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.
There has been no confirmed news about the second Caravaggio representing Judith beheading Holofernes co-owned by Vinck and Finson since its mention in the will of Finson dated 1617. It is known that the son-in-law of Vinck who was the executor of the estate tried to sell the more expensive paintings in the estate outside of the auctions.
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 Holofernes (Artemisia Gentileschi, Naples) Judith with the Head of ...
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.
Judith with the Head of Holophernes, by Simon Vouet, (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes Judith and Holophernes, by Michelangelo, (Sistine Chapel, Vatican City) The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian Old Testament of the Bible but ...
Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, a 1639–1640 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi; Judith and Holofernes, a 1653–1656 painting by Mattia Preti; Judith and Holofernes, a 1819–1823 painting by Francisco Goya; Judith and the Head of Holofernes, a 1901 painting by Gustav Klimt; Judith of Bethulia a 1914 American silent film
Caravaggio: Judith Beheading Holofernes ; Artist: Caravaggio (1571–1610) Alternative names: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Birth name: Michelangelo Merisi