Design for a Lavish Headdress with Feathers

Possibly by Baccio del Bianco Italian
ca. 1620–56
Not on view
Design for a headdress, lavishly filled with long feathers organized in three tiers of different height. The headdress is presented on the head of a figure facing left.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Lavish Headdress with Feathers
  • Artist: Possibly by Baccio del Bianco (Italian, Florence 1604–1656 Escorial) (and workshop)
  • Date: ca. 1620–56
  • Medium: Blue gouache or watercolor heightend with white
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 9/16 x 7 1/2 in. (26.9 x 19 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.122.2(11b)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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