DrawingsItalian16th century

Head Studies

16th century

Artists

Domenico BeccafumiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in graphite

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.1 x 19.7 cm (5 3/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Rudolf Koch (Lugt 3484), Bamberg. Bernice Davidson, New York, NY, gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1998

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