Judith Slaying Holofernes
Judith Slaying Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi was an important painter of Early Modern Europe. ... During and after the trial Artimisia painted Judith Slaying Holofernes. ... Judith was a Jewish widow of noble rank. Her town, Bethulis was under siege by the army of the Assyrian general Holofernes. She went to Holofernes’ tent as an messenger and he was taken by her beuty. ... He ended up falling into a drunken sleep while Judith and her maid Abra waited for their moment.