Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes

c. 1501/1503

Jacopo de' Barbari

Associated Names
Jacopo de' Barbari

Artist, Venetian, c. 1460/1470 - 1516 or before

The image depicts a woman standing, holding a sword in her right hand, and gripping an older man's head with a beard in her left hand. She has long hair in a braid, wearing a flowing robe that covers her body and head. The woman's eyes are partially closed, with a serene expression. The setting is plain, with just the figures visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate): 18.5 × 9.5 cm (7 5/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.944

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.151, no. 7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

acquired 1799 by Giuseppe Storck [1776-1836], Milan (Lugt 2319). Dr. Julius Hofmann [1840-1913], Vienna (Lugt 1264).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1931, no. 7.

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 20, repro.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.139.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.20.

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q64958544

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