Judith with the Head of Holofernes
18th century–early 19th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash
Dimensions
9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.2 x 18.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession Number
80.3.188
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, Anton von Maron's *Judith with the Head of Holofernes* captivates with its intimate scale—measuring just 9 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches—and delicate execution in pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash. Created in the late 18th to early 19th century, this drawing exemplifies the preparatory sketches favored by artists of the Rococo-to-Neoclassical transition, where von Maron, an Austrian portraitist and court painter, showcased his refined line work and subtle tonal modeling. The subject draws from the dramatic biblical tale in the...