This exhibition presents two similar yet strikingly different interpretations of the story of Judith and Holofernes: Judith and Holofernes (circa 1612–17) by Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593–circa 1654) from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte and Judith and Holofernes (2012) by Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977) from the North Carolina Museum of Art.

The exhibition Gentileschi/Wiley: Two Paintings of Judith 400 Years Apart was organized by the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and The Museum Box.

In Raleigh this exhibition is generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additional support is made possible, in part, by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.; and the William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment for Educational Exhibitions. Research for this exhibition was made possible by Ann and Jim Goodnight/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fund for Curatorial and Conservation Research and Travel. For more on this exhibition, click here.