Old Testament subjects
Old Testament subjects
GIULIO DI ANTONIO BONASONE (C. 1498-C. 1580)
Judith and Holofernes
c.1530-1570Engraving | 24.2 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850231
An engraving by Giulio di Bonasone depicting Judith and Holofernes.
Ruland (1876) suggested that this engraving reproduces a composition by Michelangelo. Two engravings by Bonasone of the same subject are known: one reproducing the fresco executed by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican and one after a drawing by Parmigianino now in the British Museum (inv. no. 1900, 0824.124).
Ruland (1876) suggested that this engraving reproduces a composition by Michelangelo. Two engravings by Bonasone of the same subject are known: one reproducing the fresco executed by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican and one after a drawing by Parmigianino now in the British Museum (inv. no. 1900, 0824.124).
Creator(s)
Giulio di Antonio Bonasone (c. 1498-c. 1580) (engraver)
24.2 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
