Drawing
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Follower of Andrea Mantegna. c. 1480. pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Gallery of Art.
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Drawing
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National Gallery of Art supplies “pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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National Gallery of Art supplies “pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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National Gallery of Art supplies “pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CanvasMaterial
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National Gallery of Art supplies “pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
DrawingTechnique
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National Gallery of Art supplies “pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
pen and dark brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on olive-brown prepared paper laid down on canvas
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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