Judith Beheading Holofernes - Caravaggio Metal Print

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Judith Beheading Holofernes, by Caravaggio, 1602.


This deeply gore chiaroscuro was rediscovered in 1950 and is part of the collection of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, set in the Palazzo Barberini, in Rome.

The widow Judith first charms the Assyrian general Holofernes, then decapitates him in his tent.

The Book of Judith tells how Judith served her people by seducing and pleasuring Holofernes, the Assyrian general. Judith got Holofernes drunk, then seized her sword and slayed him: "Approaching to his bed, she took hold of the hair of his head." (Judith, 13:7-8).

Caravaggio choose the moment of greatest dramatic impact, the moment of the decapitation itself. The figures are set out in a shallow stage, theatrically lit from the side, isolated against the inky, black background. Judith and her maid Abra stand to the right, partially over Holofernes, who is vulnerable on his back. The faces of the three characters demonstrate his mastery of...

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