Judith Slaying Holofernes (Artemisia Gentileschi, Florence)
Artemisia Gentileschi · 1620
The story
Judith Beheading Holofernes c. 1620, now at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, is the renowned painting by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi depicting the assassination of Holofernes from the deuterocanonical Book of Judith. When compared to her earlier interpretation from Naples c. 1612, there are subtle but marked improvements to the composition and detailed elements of the work. These differences display the skill of a cultivated Baroque painter, with the adept use of chiaroscuro and realism to express the violent tension between Judith, Abra, and the dying Holofernes.
- Artist
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Date
- 1620
- Collection
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 199 × 162.5 cm
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