Judith Slaying Holofernes -- Artemisia Gentileschi

Chaos on Canvas: Thomas Cole’s Destruction Destruction, from The Course of Empire series, 1836, New-York Historical Society: Thomas Cole      Destruction is the fourth painting in Thomas Cole’s series The Course of Empire . He painted these between 1833 and 1836 while he was working in New York City. The series was commissioned by Luman Reed, who wanted something big and meaningful for his collection. Right now all five paintings are kept at the New York Historical Society.     Backstory and Connection      Cole painted this series because he was worried about America’s future. When he traveled to Europe, he saw the ruins of Rome, and it made him think the United States could end up the same way if it only cared about power and growth. Knowing that makes this painting feel even stronger. To me it’s like a warning that still makes sense today, because even the biggest nations can fall apart when greed and violence take over. The painting de...

                          Judith Slaying Holofernes  Artemisia Gentileschi Self Introduction :             Hi!! My name is Vi and I'm a first year student at UAF. I moved to Alaska 4 years ago and I still cannot seem to like it. Fairbanks has nothing except Thai food.  I'm majoring in biomedical sciences and I really hate the skarland bathrooms. I plan to go into radiology but I'm still excited about this class because I've always had an interest in art analysis. A lot of my free time goes into just relaxing and playing roblox. At other times, I'm always rewatching the same show : How I met your mother. It's not even a good show but finding another good show is too much work. Judith Slaying Holofernes :                 Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes  shows the dramatic biblical scene o...