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Two Studies of a Kneeling Male Figure (recto); Handwritten letter (verso)

ca. 1652
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two Studies of a Kneeling Male Figure (recto); Handwritten letter (verso)
  • Artist: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
  • Date: ca. 1652
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 6 15/16 x 6 5/8 in. (17.7 x 16.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.37
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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