Judith Slaying Holofernes is a painting by the Italian early Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, completed in 1612–13 and now at the Museo Capodimonte, Naples, Italy. [1] The picture is …

Judith Beheading Holofernes, oil painting created in 1620 by Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. This is one of the most vivid treatments of the scene, almost shocking in its violence and immediacy.

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 …

Sep 7, 2022 · We will first provide a brief contextual analysis around when and why Gentileschi painted it, as well as more about the Judith and Holofernes story. This will be followed by a formal analysis, …

Rivulets of blood run down the white sheets, as Judith, a pious young widow from the Jewish city of Bethulia, beheads Holofernes, general of the Assyrian army that had besieged her city. Moved by the …

Aug 27, 2025 · The religious motif Judith Slaying Holofernes depicts the story of a woman freeing her people through an act of violence and bravery. Two famous artists, Artemisia Gentileschi and …

Gentileschi’s painting stands in conversation with Caravaggio’s “Judith Beheading Holofernes,” yet it refuses his ambivalences. Caravaggio gave Judith a hesitant, almost squeamish expression and cast …

Nov 7, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 24, 2026 · Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes hurls us into the fatal instant when Judith and her maid overpower the Assyrian general.

Although the painting depicts a classic scene from the Bible, Gentileschi drew herself as Judith and her mentor Agostino Tassi, who was tried in court for her rape, as Holofernes.