Caravaggio's work, which was a gift of Antwerp's leading artists and an expression of their deep religious devotion had thus become the object of looting by the Austrian rulers of Flanders. A second painting on the exact same subject (see below) and dated to 1607, attributed by several experts to Caravaggio but still disputed by others, was rediscovered by chance in 2014 and went on sale in June 2019 as "Judith and Holofernes".[2]. The deuterocanonical Book of Judith tells how Judith served her people by seducing and pleasuring Holofernes, the Syrian General. The model for Judith is probably the Roman courtesan Fillide Melandroni, who posed for several other works by Caravaggio around this year; the scene itself, and especially the details of blood and decapitation, were presumably drawn from his observations of the public execution of Beatrice Cenci a few years before. All Rights Reserved. Oil on canvas, 145 cm × 195 cm (57 in × 77 in). old servant, popeyed as she strains forward, clutches the bag in readiness for the disembodied head. [4], When Caravaggio left Naples on 14 June 1607, he left two paintings - the Madonna of the Rosary and Judith beheading Holofernes - in the studio in Naples that was shared by the two Flemish painters and art dealers Louis Finson and Abraham Vinck. An export ban was placed on the painting by the French government while tests were carried out to establish its authenticity. Caravaggio intensifies the body language not only in the poses, gestures, and facial expressions but also in the clenched hands. Judith Beheading Holofernes is a painting of Judith beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio, painted in c.1599-1599. [2][11] The new owner is a board member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The widow Judith first charms the Syrian general Holofernes, then decapitates him in his tent. The painting was rediscovered in 1950 and is part of the collection of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome. The painting was rediscovered in 1950 and is part of the collection of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome. The recent exhibition 'Dentro Caravaggio' Palazzo Reale, Milan (Sept 2017-Jan 2018), suggests a date of 1602 on account of the use of light underlying sketches not seen in Caravaggio's early work but characteristic of his later works. The same story has also been painted by artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Donatello, Artemesia Gentileshi, Giorgione, and Andrea Mantegna. X-rays have revealed that Caravaggio changed the position of Holofernes’ head as he was painting, separating it farther from the body. Caravaggio was certainly aware of Judith's traditional identity as a symbol of triumph over tyranny; but he presented Judith Beheading Holofernes is a painting of the biblical episode by Caravaggio, painted in c. 1598–1599 or 1602. If the figures have become static, they continue to be made of convincingly solid flesh, displacing space. But the voids around them are at least as black and two-dimensional as they are empty and three-dimensional. Later Finson also moved to Amsterdam. This painting tells the story Biblical story of Judith, who saved her people by seducing and beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes, which was a common theme in the 16th century. Judith Slaying Holofernes was usually interpreted by the scholars as related to the Power of Woman theme. [12], Judith beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio, Caravaggio.org - Analysis of Caravaggio's "Judith Beheading Holofernes", "Caravaggio Painting Estimated at $170 M. Sold Privately Ahead of Auction in France", Report written by Nicola Spinosa on the Toulouse Caravaggio, "Painting thought to be Caravaggio masterpiece found in French loft", "Mystery Buyer of Work Attributed to Caravaggio Revealed", Portrait of a Courtesan (Fillide Melandroni), The Conversion of Saint Paul on the Road to Damascus, Madonna of Loreto (Madonna dei Pellegrini, Pilgrims' Madonna), Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna de Palafrenieri), Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt and his Page, Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Judith_Beheading_Holofernes_(Caravaggio)&oldid=982814326, Collections of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Articles with Dutch-language sources (nl), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 14:29.

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