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  Judith

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Historical Analysis
 
Commentaries
 
Carvalho, Corrine L.  "Judith."  In Fortress Commentary on the Bible. The Old Testament and Apocrypha (ed. Gale A. Yee, Hugh R. Page, Jr. and Matthew J. M. Coomber; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2014) 963-72.
 
Hopkins, Denise Dombkowski.  "Judith."  In Women's Bible Commentary (ed. Carol A. Newson, Sharon H. Ringe and Jacqueline E. Lapsley; 3rd ed.; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2012) 383-90.
 
Moore, Carey A.  Judith: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, Anchor Bible 40.  Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1985.
 
 
Secondary Literature
 
Day, Linda.  "Faith, Character and Perspective in Judith."  Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 95 (2001) 71-93.
 
Efthimiadis-Keith, Helen.  "Judith, Feminist Ethics and Feminist Biblical/Old Testament Interpretation."  Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 138 (2010) 91-111.
 
Esler, Philip F.  "Ludic History in the Book of Judith: The Reinvention of Israelity Identity?."  Biblical Interpretation 10 (2002) 107-114.
 
--------.  Sex, Wives and Warriors: Reading Biblical Narrative with Its Ancient Audience.  Eugene, Oregon: Cascade, 2011.
 
Levine, Amy-Jill.  "Sacrifice and Salvation: Otherness and Domestication in the book of Judith."  In "No One Spoke Ill of Her": Essays on Judith (ed. James C. VanderKam; SBLEJL 2; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992) 17-30.
 
White, Sidnie Ann.  "In the Steps of Jael and Deborah: Judith as Heroine."  In "No One Spoke Ill of Her": Essays on Judith (ed. James C. VanderKam; SBLEJL 2; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992) 5-16.
 
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Judith Beheading Holofernes, Caravaggio (1598–1599)
 
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Caravaggio.  Judith Beheading Holofernes.  1598–1599.  Oil on canvas.  145 x 195 cm.  Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy.
 
 
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Massi, Norberto.  "Lotto Non Lotto: ‘Judith with the Head of Holofernes.’"  Source: Notes in the History of Art 28:1 (2008) 39-48.
 
Prose, Francine.  "Clash of the Titans."  Modern Painters (2006) 66-73.
 
Puttfarken, Thomas.  "Caravaggio and the Representation of Violence."  Umeni / Art 55:3 (2007) 183-195.
 
Varriano, John.  "Caravaggio and Violence."  Storia Dell’Arte 97 (1999) 317-332.
 
Popular Sources
 
Greenspoon, Leonard J.  "Judith and Holofernes."  Biblical Archaeology Review 40:5 (2014) 13.
 
 
 
 
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Allori, Judith with the Head of HolofernesJudith with the Head of Holophernes, Cristofano Allori (1613)
 
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Allori, Cristofano.  Judith with the Head of Holophernes.  1613.  Oil on canvas.  120.4 x 100.3 cm.  Royal Collection, London, England.
 
 
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Judith with the Head of Holophernes, Simon Vouet (1600–1650)
 
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Vouet, Simon.  Judith with the Head of Holophernes.  1600–1650.  Oil on canvas.  96.8 x 73.3 cm.  Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany.
 
 
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Nuvolone, Judith with the Head of HolofernesJudith with the Head of Holofernes, Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1625–1650)
 
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Nuvolone, Carlo Francesco.  Judith with the Head of Holofernes.  1625–1650.  Oil on canvas.  108.5 x 80 cm.  National Museum of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
 
 
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Judith and the Head of Holofernes, Gustav Klimt (1901)
 
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Klimt, Gustav.  Judith and the Head of Holofernes.  1901.  Oil and gold on canvas.  84 x 42 cm.  Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria.
 
 
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Broca, The Queen Esther MosaicsJudith Praying in the Desert, Lilian Broca (2012)
 
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Broca, Lilian.  Judith Praying in the Desert.   Byzantine smalti, millefiori, gold smalti, ceramic tiles on border, honeycomb panel.  182.88 x 121.92 cm.  2012.
 
There are 7 mosaics in this series, all shown on her website, cited below. If you choose another, adjust the primary text citation accordingly.
 
 
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Vreeland, Vanessa Somers.  "Mosaic Matters—An Artist's View."  Journal (Glass Art Society) (2001) 101-103.
 
 
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Broca. Lilian.  "Gallery: The Judith Mosaics."  Lilian Broca (n.d.).  Online, http://www.lilianbroca.com/the-judith-mosaics, accessed [your access date].
 
"Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: The Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca."  Groutline (eJournal for the Society of American Mosaic Artists) 16:4 (2016) cover, 6-11.
 
Broca, Lilian, Sheila Campbell and Yosef Wosk.  The Hidden and the Revealed: The Queen Esther Mosaics of Lilian Broca.  New York: Gefen Books, 2011.
 
Stocker, Margarita.  Judith: Sexual Warrior, Women and Power in Western Culture.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998.
 
Stone, Nira.  "Judith and Holofernes: Some Observations on the Development of the Scene in Art."  In "No One Spoke Ill of Her": Essays on Judith (ed. James C. VanderKam; SBLEJL 2; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992) 73–93.
 
Tilford, Nicole.  "Judith and Her Interpreters."  In Women’s Bible Commentary (ed. Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley, 3rd ed.; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2012) 391–95.
 
 
 
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Broca, Judith Displaying Her TrophyJudith Displaying Her Trophy, Lilian Broca (2014)
 
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Broca, Lilian.  Judith Displaying Her Trophy.  2014.   Byzantine smalti, millefiori, gold smalti, ceramic tiles on border, honeycomb panel.  186.69 x 121.92 cm.
 
There are 7 mosaics in this series, all shown on her website, cited below. If you choose another, adjust the primary text citation accordingly.
 
 
Mode
 
Vreeland, Vanessa Somers.  "Mosaic Matters—An Artist's View."  Journal (Glass Art Society) (2001) 101-103.
 
 
Secondary Literature
 
Relevant Databases for Secondary Sources
  • Art Full Text
  • Art Index Retrospective
  • ARTstor
  • Arts & Humanities Citation Index
  • ATLA Religion Database
  • Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
  • Humanities Full Text
 
Broca. Lilian.  "Gallery: The Judith Mosaics."  Lilian Broca (n.d.).  Online, http://www.lilianbroca.com/the-judith-mosaics, accessed [your access date].
 
"Heroine of a Thousand Pieces: The Judith Mosaics of Lilian Broca."  Groutline (eJournal for the Society of American Mosaic Artists) 16:4 (2016) cover, 6-11.
 
Broca, Lilian, Sheila Campbell and Yosef Wosk.  The Hidden and the Revealed: The Queen Esther Mosaics of Lilian Broca.  New York: Gefen Books, 2011.
 
Stocker, Margarita.  Judith: Sexual Warrior, Women and Power in Western Culture.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998.
 
Stone, Nira.  "Judith and Holofernes: Some Observations on the Development of the Scene in Art."  In "No One Spoke Ill of Her": Essays on Judith (ed. James C. VanderKam; SBLEJL 2; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992) 73–93.
 
Tilford, Nicole.  "Judith and Her Interpreters."  In Women’s Bible Commentary (ed. Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley, 3rd ed.; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2012) 391–95.
 
 
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