Bust-length Portrait of Torquato Tasso

Attributed to Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) Italian

Former attribution: Anonymous, French, 17th century French

ca. 1594

Not on view

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Title: Bust-length Portrait of Torquato Tasso
Artist: Attributed to Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) (Italian, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1540/42–1609 Ancona)
Artist: Former attribution: Anonymous, French, 17th century
Date: ca. 1594
Medium: Black and red chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 1/16 in. (24 × 18 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.783
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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