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Boy With a Staff

1682–1754
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Boy With a Staff
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, Venice 1682–1754 Venice)
  • Date: 1682–1754
  • Medium: Charcoal or black chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on blue-gray paper faded to light brown
  • Dimensions: 12 9/16 x 9 13/16 in. (31.9 x 25 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.144
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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