Design for a Brooch with Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes

Johann Theodor de Bry

1580–1600 · Engraving and blackwork · Drawings and Prints

Design for a brooch with an oval scene showing Judith putting the head of Holofernes in a sack on a blackwork background at center. The scene is related to a print by Jan Saenredam after a drawing by Lucas van Leyden. Three terminals emerge from the top, left and right of the central motif.

Artist

Johann Theodor de Bry

Date

1580–1600

Medium

Engraving and blackwork

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951