DrawingsItalian17th century

Four Saints

17th century

Artists

Francesco, called Cecco Bravo MontelaticiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and red chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.4 × 20.6 cm (10 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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