Baroque

Judith Beheading Holofernes

by Caravaggio • 1599 CE

🎨 Artwork Information

Year Created
1599 CE
Materials
oil paint canvas
Movement
Baroque
Genre
religious art
Art Forms
painting

🖼️ Artwork

Judith Beheading Holofernes

📝 About This Artwork

painting by Caravaggio

Depicted Topic
Judith and Holofernes
Alternative 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

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