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Page of a sketchbook; Elevation of wall and Judith
Stradanusca. 1590
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Vertical rectangle. Verso: Elevation of wall or gateway, shown in two bays. Arched openings on lower story, with a broad frieze above surmounted, center, by a balcony or musicians gallery. Recto: Eleven lines of handwriting, and Judith with head of Holfernes.
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- Title: Page of a sketchbook; Elevation of wall and Judith
- Creator: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
- Date Created: ca. 1590
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash (verso) on paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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