Judith Slaying Holofernes, plate six from The Story of Judith and Holofernes

INV-2129

1564

engravingpaper

Date

1564

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 20.2 × 24.8 cm (8 × 9 13/16 in.); Plate: 20.5 × 25.1 cm (8 1/8 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 22.6 × 27.2 cm (8 15/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Ursula and R. Stanley Johnson in honor of Douglas Druick

Also notable

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Judith Displaying Holofernes's Head to the People of Bethulia, plate seven from The Story of Judith and Holofernes

Philip Galle (Netherlandish, 1537-1612) after Maarten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)

Achior Pleading with Holofernes for the Israelites, plate one from The Story of Judith and Holofernes

Philip Galle (Netherlandish, 1537-1612) after Maarten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)

Judith Addressing the Elders of Bethulia, plate three from The Story of Judith and Holofernes

Philip Galle (Netherlandish, 1537-1612) after Maarten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)