Page of a drawing book; Two designs for a coat of arms of Ferdinand I of Toscana, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and ink, verso with bistre wash on paper, Two designs for a coat of arms of the Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Toscana (1587-1608). Vertical rectangle. Verso: A globe showing Italy in its center serves as a shield. It is framed by a scrollwork escutcheon and at left by the standing figure of an allegorical woman, at right by a boy with a club standing over a lion. Both support the crown through which pass the cords hanging from a cardinal's hat.

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