Judith

Palma il Vecchio was one of the great Venetian painters of the circle around the leading figures of Giorgione and Titian, who were his exact contemporaries. His paintings are full of vitality, colour and movement, with large figures who fill the canvas with their presence.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 17 minutes): Alessandro Scarlatti: La Giuditta, oratorio, Part I (excerpts)