Judith with the Head of Holofernes by John Slaby
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John Slaby
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Archival Photographic Print (without mat)
17 x 11
I was inspired to do this piece after a stay in Florence. While there, I drew the connection between David and Judith: both had killed and beheaded their enemies. I then chose to model Judith after the statues of David by Donatello and Michelangelo: one hand raised to the should, another on the hip and one foot on the head. Typical paintings of Judith show her clothed, but I chose to show her naked both to connect the work to David as well as to heighten her sexuality, which she had used to entrap Holofernes.