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Judith Addressing the Elders of Bethulia, plate three from The Story of Judith and Holofernes

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1564

Artist:

Philip Galle (Netherlandish, 1537-1612)
after Maarten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)

About this artwork

Since the Renaissance the biblical story of the wily widow Judith’s slaying of the Assyrian general Holofernes appeared in a multitude of artworks. Yet rarely has the narrative been shown in full. These Philip Galle engravings tell much more of the story, from the hatching of the diabolical Assyrian plot to conquer the Israelites to the moment Holofernes’s body is discovered. The members of the prolific Galle family of printmakers were effective at translating Maarten van Heemskerck’s heroically muscular style into print.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Philips Galle

Title

Judith Addressing the Elders of Bethulia, plate three from The Story of Judith and Holofernes

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1564

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 20.2 × 24.8 cm (8 × 9 13/16 in.); Plate: 20.4 × 25 cm (8 1/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 23.3 × 28.4 cm (9 3/16 × 11 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ursula and R. Stanley Johnson in honor of Douglas Druick

Reference Number

2011.1077

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