Two Views of Judith and Holofernes
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1585 – 1605
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto, left: Judith is shown looking toward the left, with her right arm raised above her head, sword in hand. With her left hand, she pulls Holofernes' hair to expose his neck. At right, the image is seen in reverse and from the opposite angle: Judith appears at right, with right arm raised.
label: Description
content: Verso: A semi-circular stone niche is built into a mountainside, allowing water to flow through.
place: label: made in
content: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2643
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash with black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10.5 × 14.6 cm (4 1/8 × 5 3/4 in.)