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Attributed to Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a bearded man 1600-50
Black and white chalks on blue-grey paper | 33.6 x 24.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903239
Attributed to Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a bearded man 1600-50
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A drawing of the head of a man, profile left, looking up. From the Reni sequence, but Mario Di Giampaolo suggested an attribution to Cavedone (note on mount, 1992), with which Ann Sutherland Harris concurred (note on mount, n.d.).
Provenance
Listed in George III’s Inventory A, c.1800-20: p. 79, ‘Teste di Guido. Tom. 1’, among ’51 Heads, as Studies for various Pictures amongst which are some exceeding fine Drawings as large as life, all by Guido Rheni, Bolognese’.
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Previously attributed to the school of (artist) -
Medium and techniques
Black and white chalks on blue-grey paper
Measurements
33.6 x 24.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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