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Head of beared man (recto), Study of an apostle (verso)

ca.1620–60
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of beared man (recto), Study of an apostle (verso)
  • Artist: Giacomo Cavedone (Italian, Sassuolo 1577–1660 Bologna)
  • Date: ca.1620–60
  • Medium: Black chalk (or charcoal?) and highlighted with traces of white chalk on brown paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 in. × 8 15/16 in. (35.5 × 22.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Burton and Sandra Freeman, 2022
  • Object Number: 2022.414.2a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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