Judith Beheading Holofernes
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Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
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Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting → |
| artForm |
oil painting
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| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Baroque drama in painting
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key work in Caravaggio’s mature style → |
| artisticMovementCharacteristic |
dramatic realism
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strong contrasts of light and dark → |
| artisticPeriod |
Italian Baroque
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| author |
Caravaggio
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| basedOn |
Biblical narrative
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Book of Judith → |
| colorPalette |
chiaroscuro contrasts
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| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
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| creator |
Caravaggio
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| depictionType |
history painting
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| depicts |
Holofernes
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Judith → biblical story of Judith and Holofernes → decapitation of Holofernes → |
| genre |
religious painting
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| hasInfluenced |
Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith paintings
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later Baroque depictions of Judith → |
| iconographicTheme |
Judith and Holofernes
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| languageOfWork |
none
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| mainCharacter |
Holofernes
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Judith → Judith’s maidservant → |
| medium |
oil paint
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| movement |
Baroque
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| narrativeLocation |
tent of Holofernes
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| notableFor |
dramatic lighting
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emotional tension → intense realism → |
| portraysEmotion |
Holofernes’s terror
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Judith’s determination → maidservant’s complicity → |
| portraysMoment |
instant of decapitation
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| style |
tenebrism
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| subjectMatter |
Old Testament story
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| theme |
deliverance of Israel
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faith → heroism → violence → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Artemisia Gentileschi
("Judith Slaying Holofernes")
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Caravaggio → Gustav Klimt ("Judith and the Head of Holofernes") → |
notableWork |
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Judith Beheading Holofernes
("Judith and Holofernes")
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iconographicTheme |
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Judith Beheading Holofernes
("Judith")
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mainCharacter |
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Palazzo Barberini
("Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio")
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notableWorkContained |
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The Black Paintings
("Judith y Holofernes (Judith and Holofernes)")
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notableWorkInSeries |