The Triumph of Judith or The Triumph of Judith with Stories from the Old Testament is a 1703-1704 cycle of fresco paintings on the ceiling of the Tesoro Nuovo chapel in certosa di San Martino in Naples. It is considered one of his masterworks and one of the greatest painted expressions of Italian Baroque art.[1][2]
History
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Analysis
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Description
editTriumph of Judith
editImage | Title | Position |
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes | Bottom cornice of the scodella | |
Battle between the Israelites and the Assyrians | Left cornice of the scodella | |
Holofernes Beheaded | Top cornice of the scodella | |
Battle between the Israelites and the Assyrians | Right cornice of the scodella | |
God Guiding the Guardian Angels | Centre of the scodella | |
Jephtha's Daughter | Bottom right corner of the scodella | |
Jael Driving a Tent-Peg through Sisera's Temple | Top left corner of the scodella | |
Pharaoh's Daughter with Moses as a Baby | Bottom left corner of teh scodella | |
Esther | Top right corner of the scodella |
Stories from the Old Testament
editImage | Title | Position |
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Nebuchadnezzar's Furnace | Section of the left window | |
Abraham and Isaac Climbing the Mountain | Section of the left window | |
The Brazen Serpent | Front lunette | |
The Manna Falls | Segment of the right window | |
Moses Striking Water from the Rock | Segment of the right window | |
Elijah's Sacrifice on Mount Carmel | Entrance lunette |
References
edit- ^ (in Italian) "Campania beni culturali – Certosa di San Martino". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04.
- ^ (in Italian) Nicola Spinosa, Pittura del Seicento a Napoli. Da Mattia Preti a Luca Giordano. Natura in posa, Napoli, Arte'm, 2011, p. 193