Judith Decapitating Holofernes
Giorgio Vasari
1511–74
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash
Dimensions
6-1/16 x 4-7/8 in. (15.4 x 12.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Douglas III, 1975
Accession Number
1975.407.2
Tags
WeaponsHolofernesJudith
About the Artist
Giorgio Vasari · 1511–1574
Vasari was a productive court artist and architect in Florence during the first half of the 16th century, with his primary patrons being Alessandro and Ippolito de' Medici, until 1537 with the death of Alessandro. However, he is most well known for his book "Le vite de' più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori Italiani," which was first published in 1550, and once again in 1568 in an expand...