Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Christoffel van Sichem I, after Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Christoffel van Sichem I

Artist, Dutch, 1546 - 1624

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

This drawing depicts two figures, one holding a sword and the other holding a severed head. In the background, there is a tent and a desolate landscape with a crescent moon and softly etched mountains or hills. The figures are dressed in elaborately detailed garments, suggestive of a historical or ancient setting. The line work is intricate and meticulous, allowing for rich textures in the clothing and background elements. The drawing style is typical of detailed woodcut or printmaking techniques, creating a sense of depth and dramatic narrative within the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.5 x 10.3 cm (5 5/16 x 4 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.648

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 395, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased June 19, 1978; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger: no. 131, only

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Hendrick Goltzius, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 395, i/ii.

Inscriptions

in image, at bottom left: CVSichem. scal; in image, at bottom right: HG.

Wikidata ID

Q76557562

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