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Programme 11

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The National Gallery has many paintings that tell stories, including many Biblical, historical or mythological stories. Judith in the Tent of Holofernes shows the powerful biblical heroine in full control of the situation while Persus turning Phineas and his followers to Stone similarly focuses on a dramatic and violent moment from Greek mythology.