Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Giuseppe Cesari, 1607

$249

Size

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Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes is a hand-painted oil on canvas reproduction of Giuseppe Cesari's work. Each piece is made to order, with full customization of size and framing to suit your space. Every reproduction is backed by our 90-day satisfaction guarantee, with free worldwide shipping.

About the original

Painted in: 1607
Original size: 61.3 × 48 cm (24.1 × 18.9 in)
Where it hangs: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Giuseppe Cesari

Giuseppe Cesari, known as the Cavaliere d’Arpino, was the most successful painter in Rome around 1600. His pictures are graceful and bright, with elegant figures, clear colour and a polished finish that sits between late Mannerism and the early Baroque. He was born in Rome in 1568 and started in the Vatican as a colour mixer before training under Niccolò Pomarancio. He worked in Naples at the Certosa di San Martino and then back in Rome on major fresco cycles, including the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Capitol. Caravaggio worked in his studio soon after arriving in Rome, and Cesari owned two early Caravaggios, now in the Galleria Borghese. His Diana and Actaeon is in the Louvre and his Perseus Rescuing Andromeda is in the Saint Louis Art Museum. He died in Rome in 1640. In Diana and Actaeon, notice the elegant, stretched figures and the fresh, clear colour.

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Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get Judith with the Head of Holofernes in a different size or shape?

Yes. Judith with the Head of Holofernes is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 61.3 x 48 cm (24.1 x 18.9 in).

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