Judith and Holofernes

Judith and Holofernes

Titles

Judith and Holofernes

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Joan of Arc

[On a paper label on the reverse of the panel]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Letter from Christie's, London to D. Koepplin 13.11.1990; Koepplin Archive]

The heroine Judith is shown standing against a dark backdrop, facing to her right. She is wearing contemporary courtly attire, comprising of a dress with decorative slits in the sleeves and laced at the waist. Her hair is worn up under a pearl snood. It is covered by a broad-brimmed

The heroine Judith is shown standing against a dark backdrop, facing to her right. She is wearing contemporary courtly attire, comprising of a dress with decorative slits in the sleeves and laced at the waist. Her hair is worn up under a pearl snood. It is covered by a broad-brimmed hat positioned at an angle on her head and decorated with ostrich feathers. This outfit is completed by two fine gold chains and two large linked chains. In her right hand she triumphantly holds the sabre with which she beheaded Holofernes. She holds his decapitated head in her left hand above the ledge in front of her.

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Attributions
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Page from a Sotheby's auction catalogue, 06.07.1983; Koepplin Archive]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Page from a Christie's auction catalogue, 05.07.1991; Koepplin Archive]

Production date
after 1530

Production date

after 1530

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Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 31.2 x 21 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 31.2 x 21 cm

  • [Letter from Christie's, London to D. Koepplin 13.11.1990; Koepplin Archive]

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - top centre: handwritten in ink on a circular paper label with a serrated edge …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - top centre: handwritten in ink on a circular paper label with a serrated edge 'I/399'

    • underneath: handwritten in black ink on two paper labels: 'Joan of Arc // by L. Cranach' // '133 // [...] VI'
    • at the centre: in black paint: '[...] 384'
    • underneath: handwritten on a paper label with customs stamp: 'Joan of Arc'
    • to the right of this: handwritten in white chalk: 'Rio'
    • at the bottom: printed in black on a paper label: '116'

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Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P482
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P482/

Provenance

  • the property of Madame H. S. de Slowak
  • Sotheby's, London, 06.07.1983, lot 54
    [Page from a Sotheby's auction catalogue, 06.07.1983; Koepplin Archive]
  • Christie's, London, 05.07.1991, lot 256
    [Page from a Christie's auction catalogue, 05.07.1991; Koepplin Archive]

Research History / Discussion

Judith hold a similar sable to a larger version in Nysa.

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  • Judith and Holofernes, after 1530

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