Judith, Gustav Klimt
In Klimt's famous painting "Judith" created in 1901, eroticism and cruelty are combined into an inseparable entity. The biblical heroine Judith beheaded Assyrian general Holofernes during a night of passion to save her Jewish people from their downfall. With a slightly reclined head and lasciviously open mouth, the Judith in Klimt's painting gives the viewer a seductive look through half-open eyes. Her breasts are more revealed than covered by the thin silk fabric.
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