Judith Beheading Holofernes

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"Judith Beheading Holofernes" (1614-1620) is an oil-on-canvas painting, based on a Biblical story, by Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi. It is part of the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. more

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  • 1614

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  • 1620

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Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8, 1593–ca. 1656) was an Italian Early Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation influenced by Caravaggio. In an era when women painters were not easily accepted by the artistic community, she was the first female painter...

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  • 1.99 m (6.53 ft )
  • 1.62 m (5.31 ft )

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