DrawingsItalian17th century

Sheet of Studies

17th century

Artists

Carlo MarattiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brownish red and white chalk on off-white antique laid paper prepared with a red chalk wash, laid down on cream card

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

37.7 x 26 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Haldeman (deceased 2002), Brookline, MA and Jackson, MS, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, HUAM, 2002.

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