Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Beheading Holofernes is not a painting easily ... trend towards blood-and-guts drama in Baroque art. Caravaggio—something of a friend of her father’s ...

A symbol of a woman's power and the defiance of political tyranny, the image of Judith has been sculpted by Donatello, painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and, in the case of Caravaggio ...

A painting experts claim is a long-lost second version of Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes (circa 1607), discovered in a French attic in 2014, will not be hitting the auction block ...

In contrast to most previous versions, Caravaggio portrays Judith in the act of beheading Holofernes, with the blade slicing though his neck and blood spurting from the wound—not before or after ...

"Judith Beheading Holofernes," of which she painted two versions, is one such example. The first version, completed by 1612 (and shown on the left), is considered to be inspired by Caravaggio's ...

The painting is Caravaggio’s Judith and Holofernes and is estimated to have been created in 1607. It depicts the beheading of Assyrian General Holofernes by the beautiful widow Judith ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A painting by Italian master Caravaggio discovered ... from 1607 and depicts biblical heroine Judith beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes. "Judith and Holofernes" was ...

"But the third expert I met told me that it was not only a Caravaggio, but also a masterpiece," Turquin said. "'Judith Beheading Holofernes' must be considered the most important painting ...