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Seated satyr, with enlarged head of same (recto); Head of a woman (verso)

1527–96
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Seated satyr, with enlarged head of same (recto); Head of a woman (verso)
  • Artist: Pellegrino Tibaldi (Italian, Puria di Valsolda 1527–1596 Milan)
  • Date: 1527–96
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with traces of highlighting in white gouache on faded blue paper (recto); black chalk and charcoal highlighted with traces of white chalk (?) (verso)
  • Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4in. (24.1 x 31.1cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
  • Object Number: 80.3.83
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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