Two hundred years ago, however, when this peninsula was known as Cap-Saint-Sospir and was largely the preserve of fishermen, ...

After a long-forgotten painting of Hercules and Omphale was punctured by glass and coated in debris during the 2020 ...

The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of light and ...

‘Judith Beheading Holofernes’ by Artemisia Gentileschi Another horrifying painting that makes people squeamish and quickly look away is Gentileschi’s ‘Judith Beheading Holofeness’.

Caravaggio's ‘Judith Beheading Holofernes’ is a gruesome depiction of the biblical story of Judith beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes. The painting shows Judith and her servant brutally ...

A depiction of a woman beheading a man is the subject of famous Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "Judith and Holofernes," circa 1599. This is the first time the painting has ...

Rachel McGarry, the Minneapolis museum’s chair of European art and curator of Caravaggio’s Judith and Holofernes (20 April-20 August), called the painting “radically revolutionary” and an ...

I can’t help but think of Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting of Judith Slaying Holofernes every time I hear about a new case of abuse. With many art historians suggesting that Gentileschi ...

Painted 400 years apart, two violent artworks called "Judith and Holofernes" offer different takes on a Biblical tale. By Brittanie Shey , Former Culture Reporter Jan 30, 2023 ...