Judith and her servant pause, seeming to hear a noise outside Holofernes’ tent. The shadowy interior is theatrically illuminated by a single candle. Judith’s hand shields her face from the glow, drawing attention to Holofernes’ discarded iron gauntlet. The viewer’s eye travels to the object in the maidservant’s hands: Holofernes’ severed head.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Artemisia_Gentileschi" class="extiw" title="w:en:Artemisia Gentileschi"><span title="Italian Baroque painter">Artemisia Gentileschi</span></a>
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between circa 1623 and circa 1625 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1623-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1623-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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