Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Workshop of Giovanni della Robbia

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Workshop of Giovanni della Robbia Italian, Florentine, 1469–1529/30. Judith with the Head of Holofernes, late 15th or early 16th century. Glazed terracotta, 23 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (59.7 x 31.8 x 16.5 cm) pedestal (b): 5 1/4 × 14 × 14 in. (13.3 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm) top of pedestal (b): 11 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (28.6 × 28.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 19.114a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 19.114_bw.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Date

late 15th or early 16th century

Geography

Place made: Italy

Medium

Glazed terracotta

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

23 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (59.7 x 31.8 x 16.5 cm) pedestal (b): 5 1/4 × 14 × 14 in. (13.3 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm) top of pedestal (b): 11 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (28.6 × 28.6 cm)

Inscriptions

Inscribed across base: "IVDIT"

Credit Line

Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

19.114a-b

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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