# Judith and Holofernes

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PIAZZETTA, Giovanni Battista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/piazzetta-giovanni-battista-rb1612e5bd6a860>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 197 x 186 cm

## Commentary

Judith and Holofernes c. 1745 Oil on canvas, 197 x 186 cm Scuola Grande dei Carmini, Venice Piazzetta adopted an elegiac tone for this, his last work on a theme he had taken up many times. His unusually hesitant Judith is enchanted by Holofernes. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 17 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/scarlatti\_giuditta.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Alessandro Scarlatti: La Giuditta, oratorio, Part I \(excerpts\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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