SculptureItalian17th-18th century

Head of a Woman

17th-18th century

Artists

Orazio MarinaliArtist

Gian Lorenzo BerniniPrevious attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Marble

Culture

Italian

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

44 x 25.6 x 30.5 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/16 x 12 in.) with base: 57.5 x 25.6 x 30.5 cm (22 5/8 x 10 1/16 x 12 in.)

Provenance

[K. J. Hewett, London, England], sold; to Mr. Wilson, London?, sold; [through Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York, NY]; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966.

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