Judith slaying Holofernes
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 10 7/16 x 8 1/4 in. (26.5 x 21 cm) plate: 8 3/8 x 5 13/16 in. (21.2 x 14.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.2612
Tags
SwordsHolofernesJudith
About the Artist
Carlo Maratti|Johann Georg Bergmüller · 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.