Holofernes
Americannoun
noun
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And the aging-out of Judith, who named herself after the slayer of Holofernes and whom the Agency is trying to retire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Another painting that stands as Artemisia’s virtual logo represents Judith and Holofernes, a subject she executed three times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
In Massachusetts, Erica Stockwell-Alpert and Alex deVillers posed as Caravaggio’s "Judith Beheading Holofernes" using a kitchen knife and their spare bedsheets.
From Fox News ● Apr. 20, 2020
Gentileschi was the greatest female artist of the baroque age and one of the most brilliant followers of the incendiary artist Caravaggio, whose terrifying painting of Judith and Holofernes influenced hers.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2016
I walk over to my favorite painting, Judith Slaying Holofernes.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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