Judith with the head of Holofernes
WB.42
1600–1630 •
Painted enamel on copper •
tazza
Curator's Description
Painted Limoges enamel tazza; copper; deep bowl supported on a baluster stem above a bell-shaped foot; Judith with Holofernes' head; 3 soldiers and his trunk; on baluster: Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite/Venus?; on foot: Joseph and Potiphar's wife; painted in semi-opaque enamels over a white preparation, translucent enamel over coloured foils and white grisaille with details produced by enlevage and gilded; inside of foot blue; signed; inscribed.
This object was collected by Anselm von Rothschild and bequeathed to the British Museum by Ferdinand Anselm Rothschild.
Made In!
Limoges
Limoges, France
Maker
Joseph Limousin
Signed 'I. L.' Joseph Limosin
What is it?
Made Of
Techniques
Subjects
classical deity old testament nereid Judith Holofernes Poseidon/Neptune Amphitrite Aphrodite/Venus Joseph Zuleika
How big is it?
16.4 cm wide, 13 cm high, 16.4 cm deep, and it weighs 269g
Detailed Curatorial Notes
Provenance: Baron Anselm von Rothschild, Vienna, by 1866 (cat no. 8), by inheritance to his son Baron Ferdinand Rothschild (d. 1898).
Bibliography
- Charles Hercules Read, 'The Waddesdon Bequest: Catalogue of the Works of Art bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898', London, 1902, no. 42
- O.M. Dalton, 'The Waddesdon Bequest', 2nd edn (rev), British Museum, London, 1927, no.42.
- Read 1902: Read, Charles Hercules, The Waddesdon Bequest. Catalogue of the Works of Art Bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898, London, BMP, 1902
- Dalton 1927: Dalton, Ormonde Maddock, The Waddesdon Bequest : jewels, plate, and other works of art bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild., London, BMP, 1927
- Scrase handlist: Scrase handlist