https://venice.dahvc.org/fall-2020/files/original/Dana_s_Collection/Judith/giovanni-cariani-judith-c-1510-15.jpg 98959da2d041a056063c03e03d72bb35 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dana's Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <em>Judith</em> Subject The topic of the resource Judith and her maidservant hold the severed head of the Assyrian general Holofernes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Giovanni Cariani Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <ul> <li>Brine, Kevin, Elena Ciletti and Henrike Lahnemann, eds. <em>The Sword of Judith: Judith Studies Across the Disciplines.</em> Cambridge: Open Book Publishers, 2010.</li> <li>Foratti, Aldo. "L'arte di Giovanni Cariani."<em> L'Arte</em> 13, no. 3 (1910): 177.</li> <li>Pallucchini, Rodolfo. <em>Giovanni Cariani.</em> Bergamo: Credito Bergamasco, 1983.</li> </ul> <strong>Image Source:</strong> Francesca and Massimo Valsecchi private collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1510-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dana Hogan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on panel, 69.0 x 56.5 cm Type The nature or genre of the resource Painting Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Francesca and Massimo Valsecchi private collection Description An account of the resource <p>Compared to <a href="https://venice.dahvc.org/fall-2020/exhibits/show/womenofvenice/item/23%20">Giorgione’s Judith</a>, Cariani’s Judith is dark and sensual, beautiful but clearly dangerous. Centrally positioned, Judith emerges from an ominous background filled with storm clouds, her left breast exposed and framed by dark green drapery slung over her shoulder and a pink and gold sash knotted under her bustline (compare to Veronica Franco). She clutches her dagger at her waist, the blade turned up menacingly toward the viewer. Holofernes’s head is marginalized, blending into the black and brown tones of her maidservant’s figure. The maidservant gapes at Judith with missing teeth, her face weathered and almost dehumanized with beady eyes that are half the size of Judith’s. While the violent action toward Holofernes is minimized, the two women pose a threat to the viewer, their faces hardened and partly shrouded as they turn toward each other, colluding in their in their unnatural attack.<br /><br />Though Judith's brave act saved her community, her action was somewhat contradictory to normative gender behavior in the Italian Renaissance. To mitigate this threat, some men sought to present Judith as dangerous, fearing that contemporary women would be inspired to take public action through her example.</p> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain