Iconographies #67  Judith & Holofernes after Mattia Preti, 2015

Iconographies #67 Judith & Holofernes after Mattia Preti, 2015

Quayola

 

Iconographies transforms the classic theme of Judith & Holofernes, where biblical heroine Judith beheads the ruthless general Holofernes, before he can destroy her city. The tale has been interpreted in hundreds of historical paintings; this work translates that of Italian Baroque artist Mattia Preti (c. 1660, oil on canvas) into an abstract engraving on aluminum.