Study of a Girl in Red

Benedetto Luti Italian

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The young model holds a picture or a mirror. This pastel and that of the boy in a blue jacket form a contrasting pair that always must have been together. Each is inscribed by the artist and dated 1717 on the reverse.

Study of a Girl in Red, Benedetto Luti (Italian, Florence 1666–1724 Rome), Pastel and chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on paste paper

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