Name: Antique Master Print-JUDITH-HOLOFERNES-Collaert-de Vos-c.1590-1595
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Antique Master Print-JUDITH-HOLOFERNES-Collaert-de Vos-c.1590-1595

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‘”IVDITH CAP. XIII. V. 19″ – ?M. DE VOS INV.? – ?I. COLLAERT SCULP.? – ?PHLS GALLE EXC.? – LATIN INSCRIPTION: “INSIGNIS IVDITH HOLOFERNIS NOCTE SOPITI, NUMINIS AUXILIO, DEMETIT ENSE CAPUT.”‘

– Judith stands poised with a raised sword and Holofernes’ severed head. She wears classical armor and a decorative gown. Behind her, the scene of the beheading unfolds within a tent. A dramatic portrayal of justice and divine retribution.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 8.8 x 15.3 cm (3.46 x 6.02 inch). Image size: 8.8 x 15.3 cm. (3.46 x 6.02 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Paper edges a bit chipped. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JUDITH, HOLOFERNES, MAARTEN DE VOS, JAN COLLAERT II, PHILIPS GALLE, FLEMISH PRINT, OLD TESTAMENT, BIBLICAL WOMEN, 16TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING | PCO-C49-05

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Icones Illustrium Feminarum Veteris Testamenti’ (The Celebrated Women of the Old Testament). Posibly a later 17th.c. impression.

Reference: New Hollstein Collaert 102.I; Hollstein de Vos 239; British Museum, inv. 1992,0404.19.

Biography engraver: Jan Collaert II (c.1561-1620) was a prominent Flemish engraver from the Collaert family, known for religious and mythological series after designs by Maarten de Vos.

Biography artist: Maarten de Vos (1532-1603) was a leading Flemish painter and draughtsman of the late 16th century, known for his biblical, historical, and allegorical compositions.