Judith Gift Shop everything else about this painting

everything else about this painting deliberately feels suffocating

the young man looks almost heroic

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distant horizons

Judith Gift Shop everything else about this paintingIn revisiting the biblical story of Judith, the theme of domination and submission gains an intricate twist in this scene. The intentional theatricality of the setting includes the north rose window from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet, a samurais traditional katana sword, and a pineapple (a traditional symbol of hospitality since American colonists began bringing them home from the Caribbean in the 18th century).