Recto: Triumphal Arch, possibly for the Entry of Ferdinand I de' Medici into Pisa in 1588; Verso: Judith with the Head of Holofernes, inscription relating to contract signed in December 1587 for the production of 26 illustrations for Dante's Inferno, commissioned by Luigi Alamanni, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink (recto) Pen and brown ink; brush and brown wash (verso) on off white laid paper, Recto: Elevationof wall or gateway, shown in two bays. Arched openings on lower story with a broad frieze above surmounted at center by a balcony

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