Ultra HD Master (2 670 × 3 296 px)
Baroque
c. 1620
Judith Slaying Holofernes
Original title: Giuditta che decapita Oloferne
Artemisia Gentileschi
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
199 cm × 162.5 cm
Date of Creation:
c. 1620
Scan Resolution:
2 670 × 3 296 px
Archive File Size:
2.0 MB
Permanent Collection:
Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Historical Narrative
The biblical heroine Judith, aided by her maid Abra, violently beheads the Assyrian general Holofernes to deliver her besieged city of Bethulia.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"A ferocious masterpiece of Caravaggesque naturalism, physical power, and dramatic lighting by the preeminent female painter of the Baroque era."
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