Recto: Judith with head of Holofernes; Verso: Preliminary Design for Title Plate of the Seven Planets print series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper, Vertical rectangle. A) The servant is shown in profile standing and turned toward right. Judith is shown slightly oblique from the left back, kneeling with the right leg upon the bed. The head is turned toward her left shoulder. The motifs have been partially drawn over earlier onees, probably showing the woman leaving the tent. Some strokes at the right margin belong to -2639a. Recto: B: An ovoid is in front of a somewhat smaller oblong. A spherical octagon is in its center over which Jupiter is shown with the eagle, 'Jiove.' Beside are, at right, 'saturno' and 'marte,' at left 'apollo' and 'venere.' Below, at left 'mercurio,' at right Diana, 'luna.' Scribbling in the upper left corner. At right is the right margin of -2639b., Netherlands, 1587–1598, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Judith, head, Holofernes, Verso, Preliminary Design, Title Plate, Seven Planets print series, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, laid paper, Vertical rectangle, servant, shown, profile standing, turned, right, Judith, shown slightly oblique, left back, kneeling, right leg upon, bed, head, turned, left shoulder, motifs, partially drawn, earlier onees, showing, woman leaving, tent, strokes, right margin belong, -2639a, Recto, B, ovoid, front, somewhat smaller oblong, spherical octagon, center, Jupiter, shown, eagle, 'Jiove, Beside, right, 'saturno', 'marte, ', left 'apollo', 'venere, left 'mercurio, ', right Diana, 'luna, Scribbling, upper left corner, right, right margin, -2639b, Netherlands, 1587–1598, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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