I chose a medieval art where Judith cut off the head of Holofernes. The story behind this painting is that Judith saved the Jews of Bethulia from being destroyed by Holofernes‚ who had brought his whole army to her village. Judith wanted the elders to interfere with general Holofernes plans‚ but they told her to leave things in the hands of God and to trust in him. Instead‚ she decided to deal with things herself if no one was going to do anything about it. Judith was a beautiful widow determined
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to look at naked men‚ so she rarely painted anything that would require such materials. This supposedly limited her to painting things that do not include mythological and biblical themes but she managed to make gorgeous art despite that. Judith Slaying Holofernes is a painting depicting two woman slitting the throat of a man in bed. It is bloody and they are cutting him with this glorious long sword. The detailed velvet sheets and deep red blanket that covers the dying man on the
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trend has multiplicity. Multiplicity means a variety of different details in the artwork. There is an abundant number of features in each piece of work. An example of multiplicity in a classical baroque is seen in Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes. In this piece‚ the artist has include a plethora of details‚ from the blood dripping down the bed from his neck to the stern faces of the two women subjects. Even the bed sheets have a crazy amount of detail and focus to give a realistic
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Out of all the women artist of seventeenth-century Italy‚ Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most influential and admired. She is the first woman in history of Western art whose historical significance is unquestionable (Chadwisck 100). Artemisia was born in Rome but was active in Florence‚ Naples‚ and London. Her father was the famous painter Orazio Gentileschi‚ and he was one of the most important of Caravaggio’s followers. Because her father’s artist style was inspired by Caravaggio during the
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Florentine Renaissance era some of his more famous works are “Primavera” and “The Birth of Venus.”. He was born 1445 Florence‚ Italy- died May 17‚ 1510‚ Florence‚ Italy.May 17‚ 1510‚ Florence‚ Italy. I have chosen “ the discovery of the body of Holofernes” for it has a dark but comical feel when I look at the painting. Like the characters overemphasize expressions on their faces‚ but the colors are what really brought me in and had me mesmerized. The colors used in this painting are red‚ copper‚
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Artemisia won the lawsuit (Sayre 295). Not long after the trail‚ Artemisia painted five separate versions of biblical story of Judith and Holofernes. In the first version‚ Judith and Maidservant with Head of Holofernes‚ Sayre claims that Artemisia transforms her own adversity in her paintings and treats Judith as a self-portrait of herself (296). Just like the Jewish heroine Judith who seduces and beheaded the lustful leader in the enemy Assyrian camp to protect her country‚ Artemisia also seeks revenge
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Michelangelo da Caravaggio’s "David with the Head of Goliath" and Artemisia Gentileschi’s "Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes" The period of Baroque art was from 1600 to 1750‚ and relates to the style of architecture and art that was dominant at that time. Rome was the center of this new style that reflected the Counter Reformation; the Church was regrouping during this period‚ and was trying to build up its patronage by bringing people back to worship after the Reformation
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Past HSC Trial Paper 2011. Section 2. Question 7 An artist will always create a work with the audience in mind An artist will always create a work with the audience in mind‚ this is a false statement as most great artists contradicted what was socially acceptable in their period. Artist such as Edouard Manet‚ Artemisia Gentileschi and Francis Bacon‚ all created much discrepancy with their works through the themes in which they portrayed‚ and the meanings they gave. Hence no‚ artists do not create
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own ways. In the story of the Bible‚ a woman named Judith in ancient Israel who made the ignominious defeat of the Assyrians‚ an army bent on world domination. Meanwhile‚ on the other side of the world‚ a story was recorded in The Collection Yuefu Poems. Ancient and war-torn China‚ hundreds and hundreds of men were called upon to defend their homeland. Unknown to all‚ there stood one female among the soldiers. Disguised
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“A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” had a style that‚ once I took a closer look‚ surprised me somewhat. The painting seems to be made with many dots. It’s very impressive that the artist took the time and had the talent to use dots in such a way. Of course‚ it may have been the type of brush he used‚ or it is a painting technique that I do not yet know‚ but it certainly adds to the feel of the painting. I was also curious about the border of the painting. Rather than not have a border or having a simple
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