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Artemisia Gentileschi's painting Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1614–1620
Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Cristofano Allori, 1613

In the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, Holofernes (Ancient Greek: Ὀλοφέρνης; Hebrew: הולופרנס) was an invading Assyrian general, known for having been beheaded by Judith, a Jewish widow who entered his camp and decapitated him while he was drunk.

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Holofernes

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Ammonites, Holofernes laid siege to the city of Bethulia, commonly believed to be Meselieh. The city almost fell to the invading army because Holofernes' advance...

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Judith beheading Holofernes

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a beautiful widow, is able to enter the tent of Holofernes because of his desire for her. Holofernes was an Assyrian general who was about to destroy...

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Judith and the Head of Holofernes

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Judith and the Head of Holofernes (also known as Judith I, German: Judith und Holofernes) is an oil painting by Gustav Klimt, painted in 1901. It depicts...

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Judith Holofernes

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platform, Holofernes, amongst other things, shares essays and episodes of her podcast Salon Holofernes in which she talks to various artists. Holofernes' memoir...

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Judith and Holofernes

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Judith and Holofernes may refer to: Judith beheading Holofernes, a Biblical account in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, often shown in art Judith and...

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Book of Judith

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evil king Nebuchadnezzar and his sycophantic general Holofernes, and is concluded as Holofernes' worldwide campaign has converged at the mountain pass...

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Juditha triumphans

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Holofernis barbarie (Latin: 'Judith triumphant over the barbarians of Holofernes'), RV 644, is an oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi. Although the rest of the...

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Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes

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Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes (also known as Artemisia Receiving Mausolus' Ashes and Sophonisba Receiving the Poisoned Cup) is a painting by the...

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Artemisia Gentileschi

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version of Judith beheading Holofernes, which now is housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence. Her first Judith Beheading Holofernes (1612–13), smaller in size...

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The Discovery of the Body of Holofernes

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Discovery of the Body of Holofernes (Italian: Scoperta del cadavere di Oloferne), also titled The Finding of the Dead Holofernes, is an early painting by...

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Black Paintings

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1819–1823 (Hombres leyendo), Men Reading, 1819–1823 (Judith y Holofernes), Judith and Holofernes, 1819–1823 (Dos mujeres y un hombre), Man Mocked by Two Women...

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Power of Women

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Head of Holofernes, uses as models his former mistress for Judith, with her mother as the maid, and a self-portrait for the head of Holofernes. In Northern...

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Head of a Tyrant

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The film is based on the story of Judith Beheading Holofernes. A 1929 film Judith and Holofernes was also inspired by the tale. Massimo Girotti as Holophernes...

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Dysschema terminata

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Binomial name Dysschema terminata (Guérin-Méneville, [1844]) Synonyms Callimorpha terminata Guérin-Méneville, [1844] Pericopis holofernes Butler, 1871...

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Piazza della Signoria

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of the Florentine Lily, originally made by Donatello (copy) Judith and Holofernes, by Donatello (copy) Hercules and Cacus, by Bandinelli (1533) The Rape...

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Hanukkah

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Judith and how she overcame Holofernes by feeding him cheese, which made him thirsty, and giving him wine to drink. When Holofernes became very drunk, Judith...

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Caravaggio

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same style: Saint Catherine; Martha and Mary Magdalene; Judith Beheading Holofernes; Sacrifice of Isaac; Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy; and Rest on the...

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