Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Judith with the Head of Holofernes

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Judith with the Head of Holofernes,

1600–10

Christoffel van Sichem I, Dutch, 1546–1624
after Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-702 c

Information

Title
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Dates

1600–10

Maker
Christoffel van Sichem I
after Hendrick Goltzius
Medium

Woodcut, line block only

Dimensions

block (sheet trimmed to block): 13.2 × 9.8 cm (5 3/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888

Object Number
x1934-702 c
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription

Signed in plate, lower left corner: CVSichem. scal.

Signed in plate, lower center: HG.

Reference Numbers
Bartsch 1; Dutuit 511; Hollstein 131; New Hollstein 395
Culture
European, Dutch
Type
prints, woodcuts
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
woodcut (process), mounting
Subject
bible stories, murders, figures (representations), women, heads, tents

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