Gift of George Hubbard Clapp
41.64
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue paper
9.437 in W
x
12.875 in H
(Image)
11.187 in W x 14.75 in H (Paper)
11.187 in W x 14.75 in H (Paper)
European
Bears an illegible inscription and the inscription “Manozzi” on the backing, both in later hand.
Here we see a depiction of the biblical story of Judith, a common subject in Renaissance art. The broad, decisive marks of this drawing capture the story’s climax in which Judith decapitates Holofernes, preserving the Jewish people from destruction by his Assyrian army and confirming her virtue.
Wall label from the exhibition The Curious Drawings of Doctor Clapp, UAG, October 24–December 6, 2019.
Here we see a depiction of the biblical story of Judith, a common subject in Renaissance art. The broad, decisive marks of this drawing capture the story’s climax in which Judith decapitates Holofernes, preserving the Jewish people from destruction by his Assyrian army and confirming her virtue.
Wall label from the exhibition The Curious Drawings of Doctor Clapp, UAG, October 24–December 6, 2019.
In Collection
Acquired by the University of Pittsburgh from Mary Burgwin Denny in 1941. Funds for the purchase donated by George Hubbard Clapp.
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