DrawingsItalian16th century

Two Figures

16th century

Artists

ParmigianinoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on buff antique laid paper, laid down

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.1 x 8.8 cm (5 15/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Baron D. Vivant-Denon, Paris (Lugt 779). Forest (his blind stamp, lower right corner). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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