drawing;
album
- Museum number
- 1886,0104.3.184
- Description
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Raffaello Vanni albums: A cleric holding a book, looking upwards; a separate study of his hand at the bottom, and a putto's head
Verso: A hooded man resting his hand on his head; two head studies
Black and white chalk on buff paper
- Production date
- 1645-1650 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 412 millimetres
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Width: 262 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Watermark: a circle.
The old man's head at the right of the recto appears to be based on Guido Reni's so-called bust of Seneca, a model Vanni knew well. See 1886,0104.3.12.
For a general description of the Vanni workshop albums see 1886,0104.3.1.
G.L.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1886,0104.3.184