Judith and Holofernes

"She came close to his bed and took hold of the hair of his head, and said, 'Give me strength this day, O Lord God of Israel!' And she struck his neck twice with all her might, and severed it from his body."

- The Book of Judith

Lucas Cranach the Elder

 Peter Paul Rubens

Orazio Gentileschi

Christofano Allori

Caravaggio

Orazio Gentileschi

Titian


1 comment:

Royal Montgomery said...

Titian did paint a Judith and Holofernes, but that painting is of Salome with the head of John the Baptist