Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651)

Judith and Holofernes

细节

Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651)
Judith and Holofernes
with inscription 'A. Bloemaert'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white on light brown paper, brown ink framing lines
330 x 243 mm.

拍品专文

Professor Jaap Bolten has, on the basis of a photograph, confirmed the attribution. He states that it is the only known drawing of a theme that Bloemaert painted early in his career, but does not resemble the painted versions: these show Judith on the steps of Holofernes' house with his head, while the drawing illustrates the actual execution.