DrawingsItalian16th century

The Kneeling Angel of the Annunciation

16th century

Artists

Giovanni Antonio SoglianiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on buff antique laid paper, slightly retouched with different red chalk; pricked for transfer

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.5 × 15 cm (8 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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