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Head of a Man in Profile to Right

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Man in Profile to Right
  • Artist: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Date: 1503–40
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over black chalk
  • Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 2 1/4in. (6 x 5.7cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
  • Object Number: 1972.118.264
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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