DrawingsItalian16th-17th century

Twelve Heads

16th-17th century

Artists

Giovanni Maria BiscontiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and wash on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23 x 43.5 cm (9 1/16 x 17 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Haldeman (deceased 2002), Brookline, MA and Jackson, MS, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, HUAM, 2002.

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