Larcher Antoinette (XVII), after Raphael - Judith
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A late Baroque eighteenth‑century etching by Larcher Antoinette (XVII), after Raphael, titled Judith, signed on the plate, depicting a historical scene, measuring 558 by 410 mm in good condition.
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Printed on watermarked laid paper in excellent condition, with wide margins. The chiaroscuro tones are good.
This engraving is erroneously attributed to a painting by Raphael; surely the painting is by Giorgione, datable to about 1504 and housed in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.
This engraving is also cited in Benezit (vol. 6, p. 450) and is also in the Rijksmuseum collection.
Inventor: Giorgione (1477-1510)
Bibl: Le Blanc 1
Larcher Antoinette, 1685-? was a pupil of François de Poilly (1623-1693), in Paris
"Judith with the Head of Holofernes"
Judith, heroine often uplifted as a symbol of civic virtues, is represented in full figure.
The theme of beauty triumphant over tyranny is here resolved in the contrast between Judith’s idealized, perfectly oval and smooth face, of Leonardo-esque lineage, and the swollen face of the decapitated head of Holofernes, beneath the woman’s foot.
Sensual is the appearance of Judith’s ivory leg, visible through the slit of her dress.
Some effects recall Leonardo da Vinci (in addition to the protagonist’s features, the sfumato effects, the atmospheric haze, and the herbaceous still life in the foreground).
Beyond a low wall, indeed, a wide landscape unfolds, with a forest and a city receding into the mist, just as the mountains.
Printed on watermarked laid paper in excellent condition, with wide margins. The chiaroscuro tones are good.
This engraving is erroneously attributed to a painting by Raphael; surely the painting is by Giorgione, datable to about 1504 and housed in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.
This engraving is also cited in Benezit (vol. 6, p. 450) and is also in the Rijksmuseum collection.
Inventor: Giorgione (1477-1510)
Bibl: Le Blanc 1
Larcher Antoinette, 1685-? was a pupil of François de Poilly (1623-1693), in Paris
"Judith with the Head of Holofernes"
Judith, heroine often uplifted as a symbol of civic virtues, is represented in full figure.
The theme of beauty triumphant over tyranny is here resolved in the contrast between Judith’s idealized, perfectly oval and smooth face, of Leonardo-esque lineage, and the swollen face of the decapitated head of Holofernes, beneath the woman’s foot.
Sensual is the appearance of Judith’s ivory leg, visible through the slit of her dress.
Some effects recall Leonardo da Vinci (in addition to the protagonist’s features, the sfumato effects, the atmospheric haze, and the herbaceous still life in the foreground).
Beyond a low wall, indeed, a wide landscape unfolds, with a forest and a city receding into the mist, just as the mountains.
Details
Artist
Larcher Antoinette (XVII), after Raphael
Title of artwork
Judith
Technique
Etching
Signature
Plate signed
Country of Origin
France
Year
1729
Condition
Good condition
Height
558 mm
Width
410 mm
Depiction/Theme
Historical scene
Style
Baroque
Period
18th century
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