Judith beheading holofernes

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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…

Judith beheading Holofernes

You know straight away that a woman who carries a sword in one hand and a severed head in the other has a story to tell. The story of Judit...

Onorio Marinari, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1680

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Judith Beheading Holofernes-Caravaggio (c.1598-9) - Book of Judith - Wikipedia

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.

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