DrawingsItalian17th century

David with the Head of Goliath

17th century

Artists

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

25.4 × 20.6 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Miss Mabel Tupper; to Paul J. Sachs (by 1931), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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