
Artemisia Gentileschi — Judith Beheading Holofernes
Artemisia Gentileschi (1620)真蒂莱斯基画朱迪丝砍头。她的手很稳。
Practical Integration
剑已经切进脖子,血涌出来,染红床单。何乐弗尼的手抓着床沿,但没用了。朱迪丝一手抓他头发,一手握剑,脸上只有专注。旁边女仆帮忙按住身体。真蒂莱斯基1620年画这幅画的时候,二十七岁。她自己被强暴过,上过法庭,被人用钳子夹手指验是否说谎。 噬嗑,是嘴里有东西卡住了,必须咬断。卦辞说:「亨,利用狱。」亨通,有利于断案。朱迪丝是法官,也是刽子手。她决定何乐弗尼该死,然后动手。但这不是报复——她杀的是敌军将领,她救的是整座城。 《象》曰:「雷电,噬嗑。先王以明罚敕法。」雷电交加,是清除。明白刑罚,整饬法律。真蒂莱斯基画里最让人不安的,是朱迪丝的表情。她不愤怒,不恐惧,不兴奋。她只是在做必须做的事。清除完之后呢?那个房间以后还住不住得人?她没画。
References & Citations
- Judith Beheading Holofernes — Artemisia Gentileschi-1620. Gentileschi painted this biblical scene showing the widow Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes, who had besieged her city. The Baroque painter rendered the violent act with dramatic realism, depicting Judith and her maidservant in the midst of the execution. The subject addresses the removal of an obstacle through decisive action.