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Judith beheading Holofernes
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The beheading of Holofernes by Judith is recounted in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, and is the subject of many paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. In the story, J
Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1620
Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1620
Cristofano Allori, Judith with the Head of Holofernes (1613)
Cristofano Allori, Judith with the Head of Holofernes (1613)
Judith Beheading Holofernes by Cornelis Galle the Elder (c. 1610) (Warsaw University Library)
Judith Beheading Holofernes by Cornelis Galle the Elder (c. 1610) (Warsaw University Library)
Franz von Stuck, Judith (1926), Staatliches Museum Schwerin
Franz von Stuck, Judith (1926), Staatliches Museum Schwerin
Holofernes
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Holofernes was an invading Assyrian general in the Book of Judith. He was beheaded by Judith, who entered his camp and decapitated him while he was intoxicated.
Judith beheading Holofernes
…paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. In the story, Judith, a beautiful Jewish widow, enters the tent of Assyrian general Holofernes under the guise of seduction, as he was preparing to destroy Judith's home, the city of Bethulia. He passes out intoxicated and is decapitated by Judith…
Judith August Riedel 1840
Judith August Riedel 1840