DrawingsItalian17th century

Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns

17th century

Artists

Guido ReniArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

6.5 × 6 cm (2 9/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

Provenance

John Murray(?). [Todaro] sold; to Paul J. Sachs (by 1927), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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