231. Untitled (#228), from the History Portraits series. Cindy Sherman. 1990 CE Photography.

• Content
  • This image explores the theme of the Old Testament figure Judith decapitating Holofernes
  • The richness of the consuming and the setting acts as a commentary on late-nineteenth-century versions of thai subject
  • Richly decorative drapes hang behind the figure.
  • Judith lacks any emotional attachment to the murder that has taken place
  • Jusith uses her sexuality to attract and kill Holofernes
  • Holofernes appears masklike, alert, and nearly bloodless.
  • Red garments denote lust and blood
• Context
• Content
  • Cindy Sherman is a New Jersey-born American artist
  • The artist expresses the artifice of art by revealing the props used in the process
  • The artist’s work comment son gender, identity, society, and class distinction
  • The artist uses old master paintings as a starting point, but the works are not derivative
  • This series sheds a modern light on the great masters, in this case Italian Baroque.