Terms and conditions of use
Judith with a Maid carrying the Head of Holofernes
(1500-1550)
- Medium
- brush and red ink over red chalk heightened with white and with touches of brush and ink on buff paper; laid down on an old ruled mount with gold border
- Measurements
- 24.9 × 21.3 cm irreg. (sheet)
- Inscription
- inscribed in red ink (possibly Jonathan Richardson Senior's hand) on mount l.c.: Moreto da BresciaX
inscribed in brown ink (possibly Jonathan Richardson Junior's hand) on mount l.l.: Bornd in 1514. Alessandro Bonvicino detto il Moretto
inscribed in brown ink on mount l.r.: a/f
inscribed in pencil on mount u.l.: 7A (in a circle)
inscribed in pencil on mount l.r.: a scholar of Litian / Sir Peter Lely & Richardson's Collection
inscribed in brown ink (possibly Jonathan Richardson Senior's hand) on reverse u.c.: R.49
inscribed in red ink on reverse: G.40
inscribed in brown ink on reverse u.c.: Zc.11./Zo.13/Zm.2/Zn.13.34
inscribed in pencil (R. C. Sticht's hand) on reverse u.r.: 1567
stamped in purple ink on mount l.c.: NATIONAL GALLERY / OF VICTORIA (in oval) (rubbed out) (Lugt 1932g)
inscribed in black pen (H. S. Gilkes' hand) on mount l.c.: 1278/3/15 (rubbed out)
inscribed in black pen (H. S. Gilkes' hand) on mount l.c.: Italian Drawings (rubbed out)
stamped in purple ink on reverse : NATIONAL GALLERY / OF VICTORIA (in oval) (Lugt 1932g)
inscribed in black pen (H. S. Gilkes' hand) on reverse : 1278/3/15
inscribed in black pen (H. S. Gilkes' hand) on reverse : Italian Drawings
stamped in ink l.r.: P.L (Lugt 2092: Peter Lely)
inscribed in red and brown ink on reverse: (Lugt 2983 and 2984: Jonathan Richardson Senior)
inscribed in red and brown ink on reverse of mount: (Lugt 2997: Jonathan Richardson Junior) - Accession Number
- 1278.703-3
- Department
- International Prints and Drawings
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- Subjects (general)
- Human figures Literary and text Religion and Mythology
- Subjects (specific)
- Bible stories daggers (weapons) Holofernes (Old Testament character) Judith and Holofernes (Old Testament narrative) servants Story of Judith (Old Testament narratives) violence women (female humans)
