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The Reclining Headless Body of Holofernes; Study of Female Semi-Nude Figure (on a small separate, unrelated sheet of blue paper, pasted onto the lower left of the large sheet)
Guido Reni
Period
Baroque
Theme
Portrait
Medium
Black chalk on brownish paper that may have been originally blue (Holofernes); black chalk on blue paper (female figure)
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Story
The Reclining Headless Body of Holofernes; Study of Female Semi-Nude Figure (on a small separate, unrelated sheet of blue paper, pasted onto the lower left of the large sheet) by Guido Reni.
Rogers Fund, 1962.
“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”
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A restrained palette and sculptural lighting create a solemn geometry. The wooden crate and letter anchor the narrative with journalistic precision.
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