1568
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Judith receiving the Ancients of Bethulia is a 1568 oil by Paolo Veronese, a Mannerism work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting shows a woman in a green dress, holding a sword and standing over a man's head. She's looking down at him with a serious expression. The man is lying on the ground, and there's a dark background behind them. The woman is wearing a fancy dress and has a confident look on her face. The man on the ground seems to be in a difficult situation. The painting has a lot of detail and the colors are rich. If you like this painting, you might want to learn more about the artist, Paolo Veronese.
Paolo Caliari (1528 – 19 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( VERR-ə-NAY-zay, -zee, US also -see; Italian: ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of…
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