Judith and holofernes

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens on Twitter: "Women messing w/ men's heads du jour: portrait of Olimpia Luna as Judith & Melchiorre Zoppio as Holofernes. Guess we know what she thought of him! By Agostino Carracci, whose day is today. https://t.co/vSfEYSp5JQ" / Twitter

#ArtemisiaGentileschi (1593-c. 1656) #ArtemisiaLomi „Judith and her Maidservant“, c. 1615-17 #NationalGalleryLondon #italianpainter #femalepainter #baroquepainter #17centurypaintings #Gentileschi #GentileschiPaintings #Oldmaster #ArtemisiaGentileschiPaintings #italianbaroquepaintings #oldmasterpaintings #PalazzoPitti © Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Hippolyte dit Paul Delaroche, Herodias, 1843

Judith and Holofernes by François Bazin. The account of the beheading of Holofernes by Judith is given in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith. In the story, Judith, a beautiful widow, is able to enter the tent of Holofernes because of his desire for her. Holofernes was an Assyrian general who was about to destroy Judith's home, the city of Bethulia. Overcome with drink, he passes out and is decapitated by Judith.

In this small miniature Judith and her maid stow the head of Holofernes, an Assyrian general, in a bag while his decapitated body lies limp in a canopied b...

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Judith ~ Lucas Cranach the Elder

Judith with Holofernes' head; her maid behind her. Line engraving after C. Allori. Iconographic Collections Keywords: Cristofano Allori; Holofernes; Judith

Antal Haan, "Judith And Holofernes," 1853, Oil on canvas, 135.5 x 100 cm, Wosinsky Mór County Museum, Szekszárd, Hungary

:: {Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen (1500 - 1559) Judith with the Head of Holofernes (ca. 1525)} •

Circle of Cristofano Allori | JUDITH WITH THE HEAD OF HOLOFERNES | Sotheby's

Caravaggio--detail from "Judith Beheading Holofernes"