DrawingsItalian16th century

Head of a Saint

16th century

Artists

Giovanni Francesco CarotoArtist

Liberale da VeronaPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk, incised with stylus, with some retouching, on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23.2 x 16 cm (9 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Lord Dalhousie. Henry Oppenheimer, London, sold; [Christie's, London, 10, 13-14 July 1936, lot 111 (as Liberale da Verona)] to; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd.]. Anonymous gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1936

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