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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Judith and Holofernes

🖼 Judith and Holofernes, 1509
Fresco
570 × 970 cm
Vatican, Italy

Dramatic tension erupts as Judith raises her sword over the sleeping Assyrian general, her attendant steadying his head. This marble relief exemplifies Renaissance mastery of human anatomy and psychological drama, influencing centuries of biblical narrative art.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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