Baroque
Judith Beheading Holofernes
by Caravaggio • 1599 CE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
1599 CE
Materials
oil paint
canvas
Movement
Baroque
Genre
religious art
Art Forms
painting
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
painting by Caravaggio
Depicted Topic
Judith and HolofernesAlternative Titles
Judith Beheading Holofernes📐 Technical Details
Inception Period
1599
Earliest Date
1599
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Commissioned By
Ottavio Costa
Inventory Number
2533
Copyright Status
public domain
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
27 depicted entities
Fillide Melandroni
woman
Judith
decapitation
standing
homicide
dress
red hair
earring
elderly people
domestic worker
coif
man
lying
bed
bed sheet
cushion
agony
beard
brown hair
nudity
Holofernes
drapery
curtain
blood
scimitar
clothed female, naked male
🏛️ Collections
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