A young woman in a baby blue dress uses a sword to behead an intoxicated man. Behind her is an older woman assisting her by holding a bag. — Michaelangelo da Caravaggio, Italian, 1571 - 1610. Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1599. Oil on canvas. 57 1/16 × 76 3/4 in. (145 × 195 cm). Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica. Palazzo Barberini, Roma.

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_{Michaelangelo da Caravaggio, Italian, 1571 - 1610. Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1599. Oil on canvas. 57 1/16 × 76 3/4 in. (145 × 195 cm). Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica. Palazzo Barberini, Roma.}