And never neglect the detail that Artemisia, in this exact image, gave Holofernes the face of her rapist. - ThreadSky

theradr.bsky.social • 110 days ago

And never neglect the detail that Artemisia, in this exact image, gave Holofernes the face of her rapist.

Reposted from Kelly Barnhill

Mothers, teach your daughters about Judith beheading Holofernes.
#themoreyouknow

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self.agency•110 days ago

one of my prized but way to heavy to wear lapel pins

yellowstoneten.bsky.social•110 days ago

a relevant read:

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2018/09/ranked-10-paintings-of-judith-beheading-holofernes

crankypacifist.bsky.social•110 days ago

My favorite detail about that painting.

shannoninsea.bsky.social•110 days ago

Rabbi - I shared your skeet with my oldest and I was surprised by her response. It’s always startling when our littles show the multitudes they contain.

hroethgar.bsky.social•110 days ago

Also she returned to Judith again and again throughout her life.

tigerdaz.bsky.social•110 days ago

funnily enough Judith Holofernes is a noted German musician and former lead vocalist of the band Wir Sind Helden back during the Bush administration

frith.bsky.social•110 days ago

and that Artemisia’s hands were the site of her torture during *his* trial (which was an especially awful think to do to an artist, let alone a victim)

nssjacobs.bsky.social•110 days ago

For biblical scholars, Lawrence Wills’ Judith Commentary (Hermeneia) is a masterpiece and discusses art history in depth.

sanja00.bsky.social•110 days ago

Is there a source for this? I would like to read more.

crankypacifist.bsky.social•110 days ago

It's pretty canonical. Look up Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes.

sanja00.bsky.social•110 days ago

I am aware of the painting and Gentileschi’s history. However I have not heard of the resemblance between Tassi and Holofernes before (though it has been some time since I read about it - perhaps time to revisit Garrard)

michellejonesart.bsky.social•110 days ago

I got this on a T-shirt from Etsy, and it says "Girls will be girls" across the top!

oddballpaladin.bsky.social•110 days ago

Oh, REALLY? Blue over at OSP neglected to mention that part.

fridolfsdotter.bsky.social•110 days ago

Just saw this a couple of weeks ago

bluegirlpdx.bsky.social•110 days ago

And the court broke her fingers for calling out her rapist… and she still painted this.

kevdog.bsky.social•110 days ago

I had an ex-girlfriend write a disconcerting play about me, but at least I kept my head. I totally deserved the play, by the way.

roseamongthorns.bsky.social•110 days ago

I was looking for inspiration for a sewing project and I found this painting of Judith. A friend of mine suggested I make the head into a purse

izandra.bsky.social•110 days ago

I love that she's really going for that neck

walnuthulls.bsky.social•110 days ago

Ah, that I did not know. *Adds to my store of Judith lore*

kateelliottsff.bsky.social•110 days ago

It's such a great painting. His face, and also her maid/lady is by golly helping her hold that bastard down.

jacktaylor.bsky.social•109 days ago

Thank you for this piece of history.

transarchivist.bsky.social•110 days ago

My next zine is literally about the history of this painting 😂

morgangd.com•110 days ago

Very interested in this when it happens 🤘

savannacheer.bsky.social•110 days ago

Great time to plug a book I thoroughly enjoyed about Gentileschi’s life https://www.ginasiciliano.com/book. Captures the emotional depth behind her depiction of Holofernes.

josephfinn.bsky.social•110 days ago

I saw this painting when it toured at the Art Institute and was transfixed by the scale of it.

wendyjd.bsky.social•110 days ago

Christian here. I’ve never heard that story! Yikes! This week is a good time to hear it. Thanks!

theradr.bsky.social•110 days ago

More on Judith here, including a whole-ass annotation of the story: https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/beware-of-confident-women-with-swords/

dispector.bsky.social•109 days ago

Your writings and wisdom are of the highest order, and I appreciate the work you do. So it is with utmost humility that I submit to you an observation of very little value:
Holofernes' master, Nebuchadnezzar II, was king of the Neo-Babylonians. The Seleucids emerged a couple centuries later.
🙏