Gillian Mciver

Violence in Art: Cinematic shots of Judith Beheading Holofernes

The treatment of this violent subject in art is very interesting.

many of the paintings that depict it are disturbing. Some are even too horrible to be a film shot.

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Artemisia Gentileschi; Judith is really getting stuck in to this task
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CARAVAGGIO; Judith seems a bit squeamish but she’s getting the job done
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JOHANN LISS. My favourite; the nastiest. Looking at us like “Yeah, you got a problem?”
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Trophime_Bigot; nice little psychopathic smile

Published by Gillian Mciver

Hi I'm The Art traveller. I'm a filmmaker, writer and art historian. The Art Traveller is my blog, where I write about travelling the world and looking at art. I'm interested in how the environment and history of a place affect how we see art. My work includes documentary film-making, short films and artists' video, often exploring historical events or places. My interest in art history and film led me, in 2016 to write "Art History for Filmmakers" published by Bloomsbury Press, a book exploring how filmmakers can and do use paintings from the past to inspire and create visual story telling.