DrawingsItalian16th century

Studies of Men's Heads

16th century

Artists

Michelangelo BuonarrotiArtist

Michelangelo BuonarrotiPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper mounted at edges to a multi-pieced antique laid paper mount

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

8.1 × 12.3 cm (3 3/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Therese Kuhn Straus (Mrs. Herbert N. Straus), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1936

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