"Judith And Holofernes, Italian School Of The XVII"
Oil on canvas (re-lined) representing Judith and Holofernes, This very fashionable subject at that time inspired a large number of painters and the one who executed the painting presented here was influenced by Guido Reni 1575-1642, one of the masters of the Bolognese painting This is an Italian school of the 17th century, probably a Bolognese school, Judith lifting a sheet which reveals the freshly severed head of Holofernes resting on a dish Beautiful rendering of drapes and materials with a very "warm" tone in the choices colors The quality work is presented in "good" condition in a 123 by 101 style frame