Original scientific paper

Double-edge Swords: a Reading of Artemisia Gentileschi's Judiths

Francesca Maria Gabrielli ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb

Abstract

The essay offers a close reading of the four paintings that Artemisia Gentileschi dedicated to the Judith theme (Judith Slaying Holofernes, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, 1612-13; Judith and Her Maidservant, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, ca. 1618-19; Judith Slaying Holofernes, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, ca.1620; Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, The Detroit Institute of Arts, ca. 1625-27) and highlights the compatibility of the woman painter’s reinterpretation with a feminist perspective.

Keywords

Artemisia Gentileschi; Judith

Hrčak ID:

191598

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/191598

Publication date:

28.12.2017.

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