Judith Beheading Holofernes – Artemisia Gentileschi (circa 1612–1620)

🖼️ Judith beheading Holofernes – Artemisia Gentileschi (circa 1612–1620)

Hand-painted reproduction – By Alpha Reproduction

A scene of divine vengeance and feminine power

Painted between 1612 and 1620, Judith Beheading Holofernes is one of the most famous and striking works by Artemisia Gentileschi, a major figure of Italian Baroque painting. Inspired by the biblical story, the canvas depicts Judith, a Jewish heroine, cutting off the head of the enemy general Holofernes, to save her people.

More than just a religious episode, this scene becomes under Artemisia's brush a cry for justice, courage, and female emancipation, treated with a visceral realism and a rare dramatic tension.

A powerful composition, straightforward, at the heart of the action

Tension of gestures, brilliance of blood, dramatic light

The scene takes place in a tight framing, focused on the act:
– Judith and her maid Abra immobilize Holofernes on the bed,
– Judith, determined, grabs a large two-handed sword,
– The blood spurts forcefully, painted with controlled brutality,
– The Caravaggesque chiaroscuro enhances the contrast between flesh, light, and shadow,
– The female faces are calm, focused, while that of Holofernes is frozen in horror.

Everything in this composition expresses willpower, inner strength, and the triumph of the weak over the strong.

A work of resistance, justice, and female empowerment

In Judith Beheading Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi, herself a victim of rape and a trial, stages a powerful heroine, active and fearless. She reverses the codes of her time by depicting women masters of their destiny, capable of extreme acts to defend honor and truth.

It is a work as aesthetic as it is political, biblical as it is personal, with an extraordinary emotional intensity.

Hand-painted reproduction – By Alpha Reproduction

A baroque scene of relentless justice, recreated with fidelity and intensity

At Alpha Reproduction, Judith Beheading Holofernes is hand-painted in oil on canvas, respecting the expressive power and realistic precision of the original. Our artists reproduce with rigor:

• The focused gaze of Judith,

• The controlled violence of the scene,

• The dramatic play of shadows and light,

• The blood flow and the textures of the fabric,

• The composition centered on the power of the act.

📜 Certificate of authenticity provided
📐 Customizable sizes – stretched or rolled canvas
🖼️ Available framing: deep black, dark baroque wood, or simple gilding

An ideal artwork for an expressive, committed, or inspired interior

Judith beheading Holofernes fits into a dramatic living room, a historical library, a gallery of heroic figures, or a committed feminist space.
It is also a powerful, symbolic, and inspiring gift, for those who admire courage, justice, and inner strength.

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