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Gustave Doré

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1865

Description

Maker

Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Year

ca. 1865

Medium

Watercolor and gouache on wood

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

23.5 x 19.1 x 2.5 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 inches)

Type

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

66.027

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Draw Me a Story

April 14 - July 23, 2006

Gustave Doré designed a large number of illustrations for the Bible, first published in 1865. This uncarved block offers a rare view of how illustrators prepared their drawings on boxwood for carving. Doré has created a painting in shades of grey (grisaille) with graphite, ink and gouache, suggesting light and atmosphere through layered washes of ink. The engravers were required to find graphic equivalents to the continuous tones of wash on the block. Doré worked closely with his engravers to develop an elaborate language of white marks on a dark ground in an effort to capture the inherent drama of his subjects

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