Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Artist
Jan Saenredam
(Dutch, 1565 - 1607)
After
Hendrick Goltzius
(Dutch, 1558 - 1617)
Datec. 1595
Mediumengraving
DimensionsSheet trimmed within platemark: 11 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (28.9 x 20 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection
CultureDutch
MarkingsPartial watermark bottom center
Catalogue raisonnéHollstein 17 (Saenredam); New Hollstein 394; Bartsch III.236.44
Object numberPC2014.14.34
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionThree-quarter length view of Judith holding sword in right hand and head of Holofernes in left hand. A servant holds open a sack in which Judith places the decapitated head. Beyond is a tent with opening and Holofernes's body in the shadows. This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
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Unknown
c. 1645
1937; pub. 1939
1950-1959