Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Medium
tempera on poplar panel
Dimensions
painted surface: 30.1 x 18.1 cm (11 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.) overall: 30.8 x 19.7 cm (12 1/8 x 7 3/4 in.) framed: 45.7 x 32.1 x 7.6 cm (18 x 12 5/8 x 3 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.42
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Andrea Mantegna or Follower (Possibly Giulio Campagnola)
Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431–1506), born in Isola di Carturo near Padua, entered the workshop of Francesco Squarcione at age eleven, where he trained rigorously in painting and the study of classical Roman antiquities from Squarcione's collection of ancient fragments. This Paduan apprenticeship instilled in him a sculptural approach to figures, further honed by the influence of Florentine sculptor Don...