The Head of a Woman Looking Up (Judith)., 1625–26, Red and black chalk, on originally blue paper now faded to light brown-gray, 13 1/4 × 8 7/8 in. (33.6 × 22.6 cm), Drawings, Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna), Striking for its coloristic richness-a pictorial quality imparted by the combination of red and black chalk-this head of a young woman is a preparatory study for Reni's painting Judith and Holofernes, a celebrated and much replicated composition
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Head, Woman Looking Up, Judith, 1625–26, Red, black chalk, originally blue paper now faded, light brown-gray, 13 1/4, 8 7/8, 33.6, 22.6 cm, Drawings, Guido Reni, Italian, Bologna, 1575–1642, Striking, coloristic richness, pictorial quality imparted, combination, red, head, young woman, preparatory study, Reni, painting Judith, Holofernes, celebrated, replicated composition
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