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. Date: circa 1590. Dimensions: 10.8 × 7.2 cm (4 1/4 × 2 13/16 in.). Medium: laid paper, pen and brown ink, wash. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Page of a sketchbook; Judith and Ascension, ca. 1590 (CH 18117765-3)
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