Art History - Chapter 8 - Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights and Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes

a triptych

Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights is best described as which of the following?

The moment God introduces Eve to Adam.

The first panel of Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights recounts a rarely painted biblical scene. What is it?

lust

Though fantastic and surreal, the middle panel of The Garden of Earthly Delights seems primarily concerned with what theme?

black

What color dominates the final panel of The Garden of Earthly Delights?

a face

Some scholars argue that Bosch documented part of himself in the final panel of The Garden of Earthly Delights. What do they cite as a possible reflection of the painter?

general

As in the biblical story, Gentileschi’s painting Judith Slaying Holofernes depicts Holofernes as a powerful man. What role did he serve?

the blood

The famed painter Caravaggio painted his own Judith scene in 1598-1599 and a young Gentileschi painted her first version 1611-1612. What striking detail in Gentileschi’s mature second version from 1620-1621 (the version we’re studying) proves her mastery of realism, surpassing these earlier efforts?

Abra

What is the name of the maidservant who helped Judith kill Holofernes?

She was raped by an older painter.

Some scholars believe the story of Judith resonated so powerfully with Gentileschi because she suffered a traumatic experience at the hands of a powerful man. What was that experience?

They viewed Judith as a symbol of themselves defeating Protestants and Turks.

Why did the Catholic church celebrate the story of Judith in the 16th and 17th centuries?