DrawingsItalian17th century

A Prophet

17th century

Artists

Simone CantariniArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.9 × 18 cm (8 5/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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