Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.
Judith: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>VilkaIsBack Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}} '''Judith''' was a Jewish widow from {{Wiki|Bethulia}} present in the ''{{Wiki|Book of Judith}}'', known for beheading the {{Wiki|Assyria|Assyrian}} general Holofernes to protect her hometown from his destruction.<ref>{{WP|Judith beheading Holofernes}}</ref> During the Renaissance, painters chose to recreate and immortalize her in several works of art. Of these, two paintings by the Italian {{Wiki|Sandro Botticelli}}, ''..." |
imported>Soranin mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
'''Judith''' was a [[Judaism|Jewish]] widow from {{Wiki|Bethulia}} present in the ''{{Wiki|Book of Judith}}'', known for beheading the {{Wiki|Assyria|Assyrian}} general [[Holofernes]] to protect her hometown from his destruction.<ref>{{WP|Judith beheading Holofernes}}</ref> | '''Judith''' was a [[Judaism|Jewish]] widow from {{Wiki|Bethulia}} present in the ''{{Wiki|Book of Judith}}'', known for beheading the {{Wiki|Assyria|Assyrian}} general [[Holofernes]] to protect her hometown from his destruction.<ref>{{WP|Judith beheading Holofernes}}</ref> | ||
During the [[Renaissance]], painters chose to recreate and immortalize her in several works of art. Of these, two paintings by the [[Italy|Italian]] | During the [[Renaissance]], painters chose to recreate and immortalize her 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> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 18 May 2024
Judith was a Jewish widow from Bethulia present in the Book of Judith, known for beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes to protect her hometown from his destruction.[1]
During the Renaissance, painters chose to recreate and immortalize her 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
-
The Return of Judith to Bethulia by Sandro Botticelli -
The Discovery of the Murder of Holofernes by Sandro Botticelli
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (painting only)
References
- ↑
Judith beheading Holofernes on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Torre Grossa's Secret