Recto: Triumphal Arch, possibly for the Entry of Ferdinand I de' Medici into Pisa in 1588; Verso: Judith with the Head of Holofernes, inscription relating to contract signed in December 1587 for the production of 26 illustrations for Dante's Inferno, commissioned by Luigi Alamanni, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink (recto) Pen and brown ink; brush and brown wash (verso) on off white laid paper, Recto: Elevationof wall or gateway, shown in two bays. Arched openings on lower story with a broad frieze above surmounted at center by a balcony or musician's gallery. Verso: Eleven lines of handwriting and a drawings of Judith holding the head of Holfernes., Netherlands, 1587-1588, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Triumphal Arch, Entry, Ferdinand I de' Medici, Pisa, 1588, Verso, Judith, Head, Holofernes, inscription relating, contract signed, December 1587, production, 26 illustrations, Dante's Inferno, commissioned, Luigi Alamanni, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, recto, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, verso, off white laid paper, Recto, Elevationof wall, gateway, shown, two bays, Arched openings, lower story, broad frieze, surmounted, center, balcony, musician's gallery, Verso, Eleven lines, handwriting, drawings, Judith holding, head, Holfernes, Netherlands, 1587-1588, Drawing, Drawing
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