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.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T534725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judith Beheading Holofernes Context triple: [Caravaggio, notableWork, Judith Beheading Holofernes]
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A.
Judith
Judith is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible that tells the story of a courageous Jewish widow who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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B.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
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C.
Salome
Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.
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D.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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E.
Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judith Beheading Holofernes Target entity description: 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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A.
Judith
Judith is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible that tells the story of a courageous Jewish widow who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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B.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
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C.
Salome
Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.
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D.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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E.
Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| author | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical narrative
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Book of Judith ⓘ |
| colorPalette | chiaroscuro contrasts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| depictionType | history painting ⓘ |
| depicts |
Holofernes
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Judith ⓘ biblical story of Judith and Holofernes ⓘ decapitation of Holofernes ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Artemisia Gentileschi
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surface form:
Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith paintings
later Baroque depictions of Judith ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
Judith Beheading Holofernes
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Judith and Holofernes
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| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Holofernes
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Judith Beheading Holofernes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Judith
Judith’s maidservant ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | tent of Holofernes ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| style | tenebrism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Old Testament story ⓘ |
| theme |
deliverance of Israel
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faith ⓘ heroism ⓘ violence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Judith Beheading Holofernes Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Judith y Holofernes (Judith and Holofernes)
subject surface form:
Palazzo Barberini
this entity surface form:
Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio
Judith Beheading Holofernes
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mainCharacter
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Judith Beheading Holofernes
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Judith
Judith Beheading Holofernes
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iconographicTheme
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Judith Beheading Holofernes
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Judith and Holofernes
this entity surface form:
Judith Slaying Holofernes
this entity surface form:
Judith and the Head of Holofernes
this entity surface form:
Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio
this entity surface form:
Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi
subject surface form:
The Kiss (Gustav Klimt)
this entity surface form:
Judith and the Head of Holofernes
this entity surface form:
Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio
this entity surface form:
Judith Beheading Holofernes (Caravaggio)
this entity surface form:
Judith Slaying Holofernes