What is a Caravaggisti?

Anonymous

∙ 18y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

A painting by Italian artist, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

See link 'Italian Painter' at lower left for more information.

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∙ 18y ago

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Why was Artemesia Gentileschi so obsessed with the biblical story of Judith beheading Holofernes that she painted five versions of it?

The painting you are referring to, "Judith and Her Maidservant Holding the Head of Holofernes" was actually painted by Artemisia Gentileschi, not Caravaggio. Gentileschi was an avid follower of Caravaggio, known as a caravaggisti, and copied many of his techniques in her own work.

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Why was Artemesia Gentileschi so obsessed with the biblical story of Judith beheading Holofernes that she painted five versions of it?

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