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ID number: BIRBI-74.1 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Pellegrini, Giovanni Antonio (1675-1741) Title / Object name: Judith and her maidservant with the head of Holofernes Object type: Painting Culture: Italian Date made: about 1708/13 Materials: Oil on canvas Measurements: 124.7 x 102 cm (unframed) 144 x 120 x 10 (framed) Provenance: Purchased from the Hazlitt Gallery, April 1974, for £27,000 |
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The beautiful biblical heroine Judith saved the Israelites from conquest by Assyria. She stole into the tent of the Assyrian general Holofernes during the night and decapitated him. Here, she passes the head to her maid. In contrast to the horrors depicted by 17th-century artists, Pellegrini hides the body in the shadows, and, instead, he concentrates on Judith who looks directly at us, courting our acclaim. The lively brushwork and vibrant colour combinations also create a very different mood from earlier representations. Notes: Exhibited: 'The Glory of Venice', Royal Academy, London, 1994, no. 40. |
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1 Related People | |
| Pellegrini, Giovanni Antonio Italian 1675 1741 | |
3 Related Publications | |
| Scripture Bulletin Corley, J The Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain 2001-07 | |
| The glory of Venice Royal Academy, London 1994 | |
| Antonio Pellegrini Knox, G. 1995 | |
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