Drawing, Page of a sketchbook; Judith and Ascension, ca. 1590 (CH 18117765)

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Drawing, Page of a sketchbook; Judith and Ascension, ca. 1590 (CH 18117765)

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Vertical rectangle. The servant, who is holding a sack, is shown from the back, kneeling at left before Judith, who raises the sword with her right hand. The corpse of Holofernes is in the back, at right. Recto: Kneeling in a three-quarter circle ground, Apostles at left, Mary at right. Kneeling and standing angels fill the intervals. Written on top: "4." Parts of the figure of Christ and of the Glory are drawn over a note: "ente figurata / l'Ascensione." Some parts of the design are also in 1901-39-2640.

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1901
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Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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