G136A Judith Behedding Holofernes
Oil on panel
Mar to Jun 2008, Size 568x740 mm
G136A Judith Behedding Holofernes
Oil on panel Mar to Jun 2008, Size 568x740 mm |
About this painting
I knew this subject primarily from the paintings by Carravagio and Artemesia Gentileschi, and inspired, quickly drew an idea, with a naked Judith seen from the side, pulling the head upwards making the neck like toffee.
A leaping Judith decapitates the shocked Holofernes with efficiency. To the right Judith reclines, less realistic and faded in hues like a memory. She resists in terror, unable to face the advancing cones, so terrified that the painting itself shatters into triangluar shards. The roses ellude to seduction, but the picture lacks romance, containing only fear and vengeance. Perhaps this painting is more about the rape of Artemesia Gentileschi than the seduction of Holofernes by Judith. |
Judith Behedding Holofernes (Original)
Price: £1130.00 (unframed) Click here if you would like to buy this artwork. |