Study for the Figure of Christ
DrawingsItalian17th century

Study for the Figure of Christ

17th century

Artists

Agostino MelissiArtist
Carlo DolciPrevious attribution
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black, red, and white chalk on buff antique laid paper
Culture
Italian
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.2 x 29.3 cm (8 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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