The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist Giovanni Battista Crespi 1573 - 1632 Late sixteenth century - Early seventeenth century, Italy, Italian, ( Before the Israelites surrender to Holofernes, Judith and her slave enter the base of the Assyrians and meet the commander, Judith gets Holofernes drunk, making him feel sleepy, She takes his sword, grabs Holofernes’ head by his hair and prays to her god to give her strength, Then, in two strikes, she cuts off his head,)
Judith meets and bowls over the enemy general Holofernes. He plans to seduce her, but she turns the tables on waits until he is drunk and sleeping, then she kills him by hacking off his head as he lies in a drunken stupor.
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