The account of the beheading of holofernes by judith is given in the deuterocanonical book of judith and is the subject of many paintings and sculptures from the renaissance and baroque periods.
Female renaissance portrait paintings.
The renaissance portraits differ in many ways from portraits today.
Holofernes was an assyrian general who was about to destroy judith s home the city of.
The curved lines that depict the subject s hair and clothing are echoed in mountains and rivers behind her thus portraying the connection.
These paintings were often commissioned by rich families who wanted to showcase their affluence and power.
The main preoccupation of renaissance art throughout this period was the depiction of.
However the most famous female portrait of the renaissance is the simply attired mona lisa.
A renaissance portraitist caterina van hemessen is regarded as the earliest female flemish artist for whom there is verifiable work that remains.
In the story judith a beautiful widow is able to enter the tent of holofernes because of his desire for her.
Widely known for her mysterious smile and everlasting beauty one of the most famous paintings of women ever made the mona lisa by leonardo da vinci represents a classical renaissance half body portrait set against a background of a distant landscape.
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Renaissance portraits c 1400 1550 portrait art during the period of the italian renaissance played second fiddle to history istoria painting during the trecento 14th century quattrocento 15th century and early cinquecento 16th century.
In 1440 through 1540 female portraiture in florence thrived beyond the realm of rulers and their consorts to encompass women of the merchant class who figure in a number of panel paintings medals and marble busts.
In addition she is often credited as the first artist to create a self portrait.