Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes
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Title
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Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes
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Rights
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Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Public Domain.
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Creator
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Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652/53)
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Date
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ca. 1620
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Description
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A bearded man lays in bed, a red and white bedsheet covering his modesty, head thrown back and a shocked expression on his face as two women behead him. This man is Holofernes and the women are Judith and her maidservant; the maidservant is wearing a blue gown and white headwrap and holds down Holofernes as Judith, wearing a gold gown with red sleeve accents, hold down his head and decapitates him with a sword. In true Baroque fashion, the scene is dramatized through the use of chiaroscuro, the figures emphasized by the blackened background.
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Format
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Painting. Oil on canvas. 146.5 x 108 cm
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Publisher
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Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi. Inv. 1890 n. 1567
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Contributor
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Abigail P.
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Subject
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Biblical scene; biblical story; Judith; maidservant; Holofernes; sword; weapon; bed; Baroque; chiaroscuro, decapitation.
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Source
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Jpeg file. Unknown photographer. Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi Digital Archives. https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/judith-beheading-holofernes, 3/7/2020.
