tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post114606469473150971..comments2024-03-08T03:18:48.591-05:00Comments on Lotus Reads: The Book of JudithLotus Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-1146223864298556302006-04-28T07:31:00.000-04:002006-04-28T07:31:00.000-04:00Susan! This is so interesting, thanks so much for ...Susan! This is so interesting, thanks so much for the input! I am definitely going to have to look at the paintings by Artemisia again; I'm bound to see it in a different light now that I know the history/background. Wow, thanks so much!<BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, I have a book titled "The Passion of Artemisia" by Susan Vreeland. I must remember to take a look at it soon.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-1146215831929272832006-04-28T05:17:00.000-04:002006-04-28T05:17:00.000-04:00Ok, back now. I first learned about Judith in an ...Ok, back now. I first learned about Judith in an Italian Baroque art history class where the prof. juxtaposed a few paintings of the biblical scene in which Judith and her maid escape after chopping Holophernes' head off. Artemisia Gentileschi's and Caravaggio's interpretations of the subject were much more graphic than the others with lots of blood. Artemisia's was unique in that she showed the beheading act in progress whereas others showed only the result. She showed a strong, determined and raging Judith in the act of beheading Holophernes while the maid holds him down and the blood spurts up. Evidently, Artemissia had been raped as a girl. The prof connected the documented rape trial of a colleague of Artemesia's father with this violently-charged depiction.Susan in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504876361780195313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-1146133770563023512006-04-27T06:29:00.000-04:002006-04-27T06:29:00.000-04:00Ooohhh! I love Judith! Gotta go but will write p...Ooohhh! I love Judith! Gotta go but will write passionate things soon!Susan in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504876361780195313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-1146074476505267802006-04-26T14:01:00.000-04:002006-04-26T14:01:00.000-04:00Hi, Dorothy!I had vaguely heard about Judith as I ...Hi, Dorothy!<BR/><BR/>I had vaguely heard about Judith as I was growing up, but lacked the courage to ask my religion teacher about her :) Nor was it easy to find information on her from outside sources (no access to the internet back then). <BR/><BR/>With the popularity of biblical/mythical fiction perhaps there will soon be a book about her, if there isn't one already.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12738985.post-1146068294818805452006-04-26T12:18:00.000-04:002006-04-26T12:18:00.000-04:00Wow -- what an interesting story! I don't remembe...Wow -- what an interesting story! I don't remember learning about Judith at all, and I spent a lot of years in Sunday School! I think the history of canon-formation and the way churches "spin" certain stories is fascinating.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.com