16th century
20.3 x 14.6 cm (8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932
Metalpoint on blue-gray prepared antique laid paper; verso: red chalk
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash, with red and black chalks, heightened with white gouache (oxidized to black) on off-white antique laid paper, pricked and incised for transfer
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash on dark cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianMetalpoint over black chalk on white prepared paper; verso: black chalk
16th centuryItalianRed chalk with traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper; verso: brown ink
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianPastel on blue antique laid paper, with irregular surface glaze (gum arabic?), laid down
16th centuryItalianBlack and brown ink on tan antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink, brown wash, black chalk and white gouache with significant retouching on dark cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink on cream antique laid paper toned overall with brown wash, partial framing lines in black ink; verso: leadpoint
16th centuryItalianRed and black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on off-white antique laid paper
16th centuryItalian