Holofernes

[ hol-uh-fur-neez, hoh-luh- ]

noun

1. (in the Book of Judith) a general, serving Nebuchadnezzar, who was killed by Judith.

Holofernes

/ həˈlɒfəˌniːz; ˌhɒləˈfɜːniːz /

noun

1. the Assyrian general, who was killed by the biblical heroine Judith

Example Sentences

In Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Judith Slaying Holofernes,” Judith furrows her brow, half of her face cloaked in shadow, and clutches a fistful of Holofernes’s hair as she plunges a sword into his neck.

From New York Times

Around the time she painted “Lucretia,” she rendered a riveting scene in which Judith and Abra, her maidservant, hurriedly stuff the severed head of grizzled Gen. Holofernes into a bag, anxious about discovery.

From Los Angeles Times

She holds a third hand up, palm out, in a gesture of peace, and with the fourth, she grips a poppy and a little flag bearing an image of Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Judith Beheading Holofernes.”

From New York Times

He pointed to the example of Caravaggio’s “Judith and Holofernes”, which was valued at 150 million euros when it came up for sale in 2019 after being discovered in a French attic.

From Reuters

Okubo appropriates such Artemisia scenarios as “Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy” and “Judith Slaying Holofernes,” replacing their central characters with Black women in cutouts of dresses with African-inspired patterns.

From Washington Post