Judith and the Head of Holofernes (also known as Judith I, German: Judith und Holofernes) [1] is an oil painting by Gustav Klimt, painted in 1901. It depicts the biblical figure Judith holding the head of Holofernes after beheading him. Judith was the biblical heroine who seduced and then decapitated General Holofernes in order to save her home city of Bethulia from destruction by the enemy, the Assyrian army. As an example of virtue overcoming vice, the subject was quite popular among Old Masters, a typical example is Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio.
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Vienna, Austria In Klimt's famous painting "Judith" created in 1901, eroticism and cruelty are combined into an inseparable entity. The biblical heroine Judith beheaded Assyrian general. Judith (1901) by Gustav Klimt Belvedere One of today's most well-known examples of Klimt embracing female eroticism is the 1901 piece Judith I. According to the Bible, the beautiful. Apr 4, 2019 12:00PM Artemisia Gentileschi Judith and Holofernes, ca. 1620 Uffizi Gallery, Florence Not only a tale of the Israelites' heroism against their oppressors, the biblical Book of Judith also contains one of the most beloved subjects in art history: the titular heroine choreographically decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes. The biblical figure of Judith, who used her physical charms to seduce the Assyrian general Holofernes and then beheaded him with her own hands in order to save the Jewish people by this heroic.
Judith and the Head of Holofernes Artist Gustav Klimt c. Etsy
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; his head is taken away in a basket (often depicted as being carried by an elderly female servant). Klimt presents Judith as a predatory femme fatale. As the protagonist of the Bible story (who saved her city from the enemy forces of Nebuchadnezzar II by seducing and then decapitating his general Holofernes), Judith had traditionally been regarded as a chaste and heroic figure. The story of Judith and Holofernes has been retold through art history over, and over and over again. Today, it's a viscerally satisfying tale of a woman literally beheading toxic masculinity.. Judith and the Head of Holofernes Gustav Klimt, 1901 Judith Beheading Holofernes Caravaggio, 1598 - 1602 Judith Beheading Holofernes Artemisia. Judith and the Head of Holofernes is an oil painting by Gustav Klimt, painted in 1901. It depicts the biblical figure Judith holding the head of Holofernes after beheading him. The beheading and its aftermath have been commonly portrayed in art since the Renaissance, and Klimt himself would paint a second work depicting the subject in 1909.
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Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes is the least blood-soaked and violent, though perhaps the most furtive, of the four compositions she created on this theme. The art historian Letizia Treves judged that, with this work 'Artemisia rightly takes her place among the leading artists of the Baroque'. May 20, 2021 5 Judith and the Head of Holofernes (1901) by Gustav Klimt. Oil on canvas. 84 × 42 cm. Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria. Image source Wikimedia Commons Her face.
Sell with Artsy Artist Series Related artists From Belvedere Museum, Gustav Klimt, Judith and the Head of Holofernes (1901), Oil on canvas, 84 × 42 cm This is the biblical story of The Book of Judith, the woman who set her people free and inspired at least a hundred and forty-one works of art - from Donatello and Botticelli to Rembrandt, Goya, and Caravaggio. Gustav Klimt - the Austrian symbolist son of a bohemian gold engraver - had his first take on Judith 's theme in 1901.
GUSTAV KLIMT (18621918) Austrian symbolist painter. His 1901 painting "Judith and the head of
Introduction The Story of Judith and Holofernes by Gustav Klimt Stories Of Art 8.7K subscribers Subscribe 457 Share 10K views 3 years ago This is Judith, the Biblical heroine who saved the. Gustav Klimt's depiction of Judith and the Head of Holofernes, 1901. Institution: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna.
