Judith with the Head of Holofernes Artist: Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldolla) (Italian, ca. 1510–1563)

ca. 1550

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Brown wash and brush, black chalk, and white watercolor with scraping

Dimensions

sheet: 8 1/8 × 6 3/4 in. (20.7 × 17.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Colin T. Eisler, B.A. 1952, in memory of Elizabeth Gee

Accession Number

2016.97.1

Geography

Made in Italy

Culture

Italian

Period

16th century

Classification

Drawings

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Colin Eisler collection, purchase, ca. 1959
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2016), 48
  • Colin T. Eisler, "Recalling Elizabeth "Biddy" Gee," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2016), 114, fig. 2
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

heads (representations), human figures (visual works), religious art, watercolors

Subject

Christianity beheadings draperies vases

Inscriptions

Upper right corner: O Pa [?]\r\n\r\nVerso: \r\n in brown ink: Richard Ford/1923/Andrea Meldolla il Schiavone\r\nLower left corner, in graphite: K7584\r\nLower right corner, in graphite: MZFK/triangle outline\r\n

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