Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 22]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 22]

Cranach the Elder depicts the Old Testament heroine in the fashion of a Saxon princess: on her head she wears a dark red velvet hat decorated with ostrich feathers, her neck and decollete are adorned with precious gold jewellery, her dress is decorated with pearls and has a wide gold

Cranach the Elder depicts the Old Testament heroine in the fashion of a Saxon princess: on her head she wears a dark red velvet hat decorated with ostrich feathers, her neck and decollete are adorned with precious gold jewellery, her dress is decorated with pearls and has a wide gold brocade boarder. The bodice is laced at the front and underneath she is wearing a white blouse with elbow length sleeves tied with black laces. White gloves complete this sumptuous fashionable attire.

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 22]

Attributions
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2016]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 22]

Production date
after 1540

Production date

after 1540

[cda, 2016]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.6 x 14.6 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.6 x 14.6 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 22]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Stiftung August Ohm, Hamburg
Repository
Stiftung August Ohm, Hamburg
Location
Hamburg
CDA ID
DE_SAOH_2014-IIIc
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SAOH_2014-IIIc/

Exhibitions

  • Wittenberg 2015

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Wittenb 2015 A 22
AuthorAugust Ohm
TitleCranach und Luther. Aufbruch in die neue Zeit. Gemälde, Grafiken und Objekte der Sammlung Atelier und Stiftung August Ohm, [Wittenberg, Cranach-Stiftung, 26.06.2015-15.01.2016]
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication2015
Show Literature
  • Judith with the Head of Holofernes, after 1540

Images

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Technical studies

10. 2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- dark, dry drawing material, stylus or dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- copied underdrawing

- delicate, fine lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; the lines delineate the main contours, define forms therein and describe facial features; no representation of volume with hatching strokes

Deviations:

- minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- copy after a prototype by Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Versions

Judith with the Head of Holofernes
  • Judith with the Head of Holofernes, about 1700 - 1780
  • DE_mhmbw_BBAO3485
  • Painting
  • Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr, Dresden
Judith with the head of Holofernes
  • Judith with the head of Holofernes, after 1530
  • NL_SSHBH_44
  • Painting
  • Collection Huis Bergh Castle, 's-Heerenberg
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
  • Judith with the Head of Holofernes, about 1530
  • US_MMANY_11-15
  • Painting
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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