16th century
actual: 14.7 x 14.8 cm (5 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Colored chalks and pastel, stumped, incised, on grayish-blue antique laid paper, laid down on cream card
16th-17th centuryItalianBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryItalianBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash heightened with white gouache on brown paper; possibly some black chalk underdrawing
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, pricked for transfer
16th centuryItalianBlack and white chalk, stumped, on blue antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and red chalk and touches of brown wash on off-white antique laid paper, mounted at top to cream antique laid paper mount
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, with some smudges of red chalk on antique laid paper; verso: brown ink
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash with traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall to cream wove decorated mount
16th centuryItalianMetalpoint, black wash and white gouache on pale pink prepared paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper mounted overall to antique laid paper decorated mount
16th centuryItalianBlack chalk on blue antique laid paper turned to brown, framing lines in red ink
16th centuryItalian