Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605 Search this
Medium:
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with opaque white watercolor on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink
Dimensions:
H x W: 10.9 × 7.6 cm (4 5/16 × 3 in.)
Type:
figures
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
ca. 1587 – 1605
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Recto: Judith stands at center, facing left. She holds the head of Holofernes in her left hand and raises her sword in her right. Her servant, kneeling in the foreground at left, holds out a sack to take the head. Holofernes's corpse is visible in the background at right.
Verso: Oval composition, wreath-like, contained within a rectangular frame. Figures identified as gods fill the oval form, with Jupiter and an eagle at upper center.
