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Drawing, Judith with the Head of Holofernes

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus. It is dated late 1580s - 1590s and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

10.9 × 7.5 cm (4 5/16 × 2 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Verso: gove / saturno / marte / luna / marcurio / venus / apollo

Cite this object as

Drawing, Judith with the Head of Holofernes; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper; 10.9 × 7.5 cm (4 5/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2640

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