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  Judith Beheading Holofernes painted around 1598-1599, or 1602 by well-known Baroque Artist, Caravaggio. T his image almost immediately captured my attention, when searching for Baroque art for this assignment. The artist, Caravaggio frequently painted Biblical scenes as a response to the Council of Trent ("The Council Of Trent And The Call To Reform Art – Smarthistory") . When this painting was done, it was meant to capture a story from the Book of Judith, though through some research I don't believe this book is associated with the bible now. It isn't for Christians, but may be for some Catholics, the answer wasn't very clear to me.  The story of Judith and background of this image was Judith the widow used her beauty to seduce and stay with the Assyrian general Holofernes and slayed him, to serve her people helping save the Israel from oppression of the Assyrians.  As I said, this image immediately captured my attention; mainly for the emotion portrayed and

  Primavera  Sandro Botticelli created in 1480s Sandro Botticelli is one of the more well-known artists from the Renaissance. He was the first of his time to make large scale mythology pieces, such as the one above.  ("Primavera By Sandro Botticelli") This specific piece was commissioned by the Medici Family whom Sandro was very close with; he was welcomed freely within their home, anytime. (Ann) It is said that this piece was hung in the bedroom of a bride who married into the Medici family. The exact details of this piece are unclear, though it is believed to have been made between 1477 and 1482. The original title of this piece is also a mystery, it was first called La Primavera by another artist, once viewed almost 70 years after it was created.  ("Spring Mysteries: Botticelli's Primavera - Artstor")  Another symbol frequently used or connected to art work commissioned for the Medici family is orange trees. Though here it is also supposed to play a role of s