Judith Holding up the Head of Holofernes
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over red chalk
Dimensions
10 1/16 x 7 1/16in. (25.5 x 18cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.133
Tags
HeadsHolofernesJudith
About the Artist
Carlo Maratti · 1625–1713
Son of a Dalmatian father. Known as the last major Italian artist of the classical tradition, which had originated with Raphael. He created a grandiose and decorative style that was valued by his ecclesiastical patrons. Comment on works: History; Religious.