Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Holofernes
caravaggio
C. 1598 – 1599. Oil on canvas, 57″ x 76.7″. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Rome.
gentileschi
1614-1620. Oil on canvas, 78.3″ x 63.9″. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
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