Judith and Holofernes

1620-1640

Ludwig Büsinck

Artist, German, c. 1590 - 1669

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from 3 blocks: black line block and 2 tones blocks in shades of brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip and Judith Benedict

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21 x 14.1 cm (8 1/4 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1997.88.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leonard Baskin, Northhampton, MA, as of 1965 (stamped and inscribed on verso, Lugt 4473); Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington, DC; by descent to Philip and Judith Benedict; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

recto: in block, at upper left in brown: G. Lallemand Inv. / L B. sc:; verso: by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: c. 27873

Markings

verso: pomegranate stamp of Leonard Baskin (Lugt 4473), annotated in brown ink: Le & Li Baskin / 1965

Wikidata ID

Q75122092

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