Editing Holofernes

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'''Holofernes''' was an {{Wiki|Assyria|Assyrian}} general present in the ''{{Wiki|Book of Judith}}'', known for his beheading by the [[Judaism|Jewish]] widow [[Judith]] to protect her hometown from his destruction.<ref>{{WP|Judith beheading Holofernes}}</ref>

During the [[Renaissance]], painters chose to recreate and immortalize the story in several works of art. Of these, two paintings by the [[Italy|Italian]] {{Wiki|Sandro Botticelli}}, ''The Return of Judith to Bethulia'' (1470) and ''The Discovery of the Murder of Holofernes'' (c. 1472) hung in the [[Torre Grossa]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Torre Grossa's Secret]]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
The_Return_of_Judith_to_Bethulia.JPG|''The Return of Judith to Bethulia'' by Sandro Botticelli
Discovery_of_the_Murder_of_Holofernes.jpg|''The Discovery of the Murder of Holofernes'' by Sandro Botticelli
</gallery>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Io|painting}}

==References==
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