Feminism in Western Painting --Taking Judith Beheading Holofernes as an Example

Abstract

In western painting, the subject of beheading is very common, and the creations with the theme of Judith are not a minority. Among them, Artemisias Judith Beheading Holofer-nes is one of the typical works of creation around this theme. In the combing of existing documents, a single research subject is one of the biggest issues, mostly embracing the impact of Artemisias life story on the creation of Judith. Therefore, in this article, violent aesthetics will be used as a hitting point to study the image of Judith in Artemisias work, then settled on the theme of feminism, and through image analysis with the history of art and society, explain the distinctions of Artemisias Judith and feminism in her works. Based on the above analysis, the painting of Artemisia reflects the softening of violence and expresses the resistance to the patriarchal society, defending the dignity of herself and other women, which is a prototype of feminism.