Pendant Design with Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes, from Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes

Johann Theodor de Bry

1580–1600 · Engraving and blackwork · Drawings and Prints

Pendant Design with Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes, from Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes — Johann Theodor de Bry

Ornamental pendant design with Judith holding the head of Holofernes in her left hand and a sword in her right, in an oval at center. The surrounding blackwork contains a crouching satyr supporting the oval below and a dog and a bunny holding up a house at top. From a series of five plates.

Artist
Johann Theodor de Bry
Date
1580–1600
Medium
Engraving and blackwork
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1968
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