"Judith With The Head Of Holofernes, Workshop Of Ludovico Carracci, Ink On Paper"
Incredible preparatory sketch depicting Judith holding the head of Holofernes, executed in the studio of Lodovico Carracci (1555-1619) in the late 16th century. Born into a family of painters and artists, Carracci helped propel the late 16th-century Bolognese school to the forefront of Italian Renaissance art. This masterful depiction of Judith and her maid, holding the severed head of Holofernes, is a recurring theme in Renaissance and Baroque art, yet undeniably striking. Collector's stamps of Thomas Dimsdale (1712-1800).