Judith painting

Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Charles van Beveren, 1846

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

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Judith was a beautiful Jewish widow, who entered the tent of the Assyrian general Holofernes, decapitated him with his own sword, and brought his head back to her people. According to his biographer Baldinucci, Allori painted this work in part as an autobiographical account of his love affair with Maria de Giovanni Mazzafirri, which ended badly. The figure of Judith, Baldinucci claimed, resembles ‘La Mazzafirra’, the servant in the background her mother, and the severed head of Holofernes is…

Johann Christophorus Storer (1620 - 1671) Judith and Holofernes Oil on canvas h: 137 w: 129 cm Private collection The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them from their foreign conquerors. She goes with her loyal maid to the camp of the enemy general, Holofernes, with whom she slowly ingratiates herself, promising him information on the…

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Eglon Hendrick van der Neer. 1634-1703. Judith. vers 1678. Londres. National Gallery.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian 1573-1610) Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome Italy Caravaggio pushed his figures up against the picture plane and used dramatic lighting which gives his paintings a quality of immediacy. He portrayed realistic observations of the physical and emotional human state. These combined characteristics had a formative influence on Baroque painting.

A major exhibition showcasing some of the finest paintings in the Royal Collection will be staged in 2022, Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year, at The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse. Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace will bring together more than 30 spectacular works by artists such as Rembrandt, Rubens, Claude, Artemisia Gentileschi and Van […]