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imported>VilkaIsBack Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}} '''Holofernes''' was an {{Wiki|Assyria|Assyrian}} general present in the ''{{Wiki|Book of Judith}}'', known for his beheading by the 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 Italian {{Wiki|Sandro Botticelli}}, ''The Retur..." |
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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> | '''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]] | During the [[Renaissance]], painters chose to recreate and immortalize the story in several works of art. Of these, two paintings by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 18 May 2024
Holofernes was an Assyrian general present in the Book of Judith, known for his beheading by the Jewish widow Judith to protect her hometown from his destruction.[1]
During the Renaissance, painters chose to recreate and immortalize the story in several works of art. Of these, two paintings by the Italian Sandro Botticelli, The Return of Judith to Bethulia (1470) and The Discovery of the Murder of Holofernes (c. 1472) hung in the Torre Grossa.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The Return of Judith to Bethulia by Sandro Botticelli -
The Discovery of the Murder of Holofernes by Sandro Botticelli
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (painting only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Judith beheading Holofernes on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Torre Grossa's Secret