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29 de jun. de 2024 · In this powerful painting in the Gallery of the Statues and Paintings of the Uffizi, (c. 1620), Artemisia Gentileschi portrays the moment that Holofernes is killed by the hand of the determined and powerful Judith.
5 de jul. de 2024 · Artemisia Gentileschi was inspired to paint Judith Slaying Holofernes by a story told in the Book of Judith from the Old Testament. The story says, Judith was a widow of great beauty who lived in the Israelite town of Bethulia. The town was under enemy siege by King Holofernes and his Assyrian army.
15 de jul. de 2024 · Explore Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes, a vivid depiction of feminine rage and power in Baroque art. Discover its themes and impact.
Há 2 dias · As an undergraduate, I encountered Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting ‘Judith Beheading Holofernes’ (below) and was stuck by its dramatic intensity. My curiosity led me to search for more information, and I discovered that while gender studies and research on Artemisia are advancing in Europe and the United States, there is a notable lack of Japanese documentation.
Judith appears proud of her deed and sure of her divine protection. The figurative theme of Judith and Holofernes was very popular in Florence, mainly thanks to the bronze sculpture by Donatello erected in the Piazza della Signoria in 1494 (now on display in the Hall of Lilies in the Palazzo Vecchio), and became a representation of guile ...
8 de jul. de 2024 · The work recounts the biblical tale of the powerful heroine Judith, concurring the enemy of the Israelites Holofernes, as told in the Old Testament. Despite this, the painting is effectively a self-portrait of Gentileschi herself taking bloody revenge upon her rapist.
29 de jun. de 2024 · Artemesia painted a second version of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Florence. Although usually dated to 1620, Whitlum-Cooper (in Treves et al, 2020) proposes that it was painted early in her stay in Florence, probably using a tracing of the original painting.
