Judith Holding up the Head of Holofernes
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over red chalk
Dimensions
10 1/16 x 7 1/16in. (25.5 x 18cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.133
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
HeadsHolofernesJudith
About the Artist
Carlo Maratti · 1625–1713
Son of a Dalmatian father. Known as the last major Italian artist of the classical tradition, which had originated with Raphael. He created a grandiose and decorative style that was valued by his ecclesiastical patrons. Comment on works: History; Religious.