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Young Cleric in a Cope Holding a Book

1702–59
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Young Cleric in a Cope Holding a Book
  • Artist: Placido Costanzi (Italian, Rome 1702–1759 Rome)
  • Date: 1702–59
  • Medium: Black chalk, highlighted with white, on gray-washed paper
  • Dimensions: 14-1/2 x 10-3/16 in. (36.9 x 25.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.215
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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