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Sandro Botticelli: The Return of Judith to Bethulia

Artist



Alternative names	Birth name: Allessandro Filipepi Sandro Filipepi Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi Botticelli
Description	Italian painter, drawer, architectural draftsperson and fresco painter
Date of birth/death	circa 1445	17 May 1510
Location of birth/death	Florence	Florence
Work period	1460 –1510
Work location	Florence (1469–1481), Pisa (1475), Rome (1481–1482), Florence (1482–1490), Volterra (ca. 1483), Mantua (1502), Florence (1503–1510)
Authority file	: Q5669 VIAF: 179145970098632250973 ISNI: 0000000120994768 ULAN: 500015254 LCCN: n79022942 NLA: 35020599 WorldCat

Title

The Return of Judith to Bethulia

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painting

Genre

religious art

Depicted people

Judith

Date

1470

Medium

tempera on panel

Dimensions

height: 31 cm (12.2 in)

; width: 24 cm (9.4 in)

Collection

Uffizi Gallery

	Native name	Galleria degli Uffizi
	Location	Florence
	Coordinates	43° 46′ 06″ N, 11° 15′ 19″ E
	Established	1581 (built), 1765 (open to public)
	Website	www.uffizi.it
	Authority file	: Q51252 VIAF: 169401840 ISNI: 0000000121721622 ULAN: 500125191 LCCN: n79007196 NLA: 36540829 WorldCat

Accession number

00188555 (Uffizi Gallery)

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Web Gallery Art

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different from: Judith with the Head of Holofernes
based on: Book of Judith

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BOTTICELLI, Sandro

(b. 1445, Firenze, d. 1510, Firenze)

The Return of Judith to Bethulia c. 1472 Oil on panel, 31 x 24 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The picture was probably created in pendant with The Discovery of the Murder of Holofernes; both of them are documented at the end of 16th century in Medicean collections, where entered as a gift received by Bianca Cappello, the second wife of Grand Duke Francesco I. The small scale of the paintings indicates that they were not intended as decoration for a piece of furniture. We know from contemporary inventories that paintings of similarly small dimensions were kept as precious objects in caskets or leather cases, to be admired at close proximity or shown to friends on special occasions. The miniature-like delicacy and detailed execution, conceived for close-range observation, leads to the supposition that the little panels were intended for just such a purpose.

The Biblical tale of Judith, who slew Holofernes, the Assyrian king's commander-in-chief, because he represented a deadly threat for the Hebrews in Bethulia, was one of the favourite subjects of the Florentine Renaissance. Judith was considered the prototype of female strength, since she alone had summoned up the courage to murder the tyrant. In The Return of Judith to Bethulia, Botticelli shows us Judith together with Abra, her maid, the two of them striding out in a well-nigh furious manner. Abra is carrying Holofernes' severed head on her own head, while Judith has an olive branch in her hand as a symbol of peace, which she is bringing to the Hebrews. Botticelli has succeeded here in capturing both movement and stillness in a unique balance. Judith is pausing a moment in her striding forward to turn towards the observer, self-assured if not without a touch of melancholy, exactly as if she wished to present herself as the victor. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 17 minutes):<BR><A HREF="#" onClick="w=window.open ('/music1/17_cent/scarlatti_giuditta.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350');w.opener=this;w.focus();return true"><B>Alessandro Scarlatti: La Giuditta, oratorio, Part I (excerpts)</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Author: BOTTICELLI, Sandro Title: The Return of Judith to Bethulia Time-line: 1451-1500 School: Italian Form: painting

Type: religious

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