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Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1700 - 1750

  • etching, paper
  • 391 x 314 mm
  • Inv. 2015-LY

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Judith holds up the head of Holofernes before a crowd of Israelites, her maid holds the sack. The print was made after one of the pendentives by Domenichino in the Bandini chapel at San Silvestro al Quirinale in Rome.

Artist

Jakob FreyRKD
Hochdorf 1681 - Rome 1752
etchersAAT

DomenichinoRKD
Bologna 1581 - Naples 1641
after

TitleJudith with the Head of Holofernes
Date ca. 1700 - 1750
Period18th century
Medium and supportetchingAAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Dominichin pinx.
printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Iacob Frey Inc. R.S.p.
printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Erit memoriale nominis tui, cum manus foeminae deiecerit eum. Judith Cap.9
Collectionprint room
Object type etching AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number2015-LY
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereaboutsWork currently not on display
Permalinkhttps://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-LY
IIIF Manifesthttps://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8909/manifest.json