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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a young woman with a turban
Charcoal heightened with white oil paint, on oiled paper | 38.6 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905268
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a young woman with a turban
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A drawing of the head of a young woman, turned three quarters to the left; wearing a turban and earring. RCIN 902257, 9055268 and 905353 are studies after the same model.
What the woman is wearing can more accurately be described as a balzo, a typically Venetian headdress.Provenance
Consul Joseph Smith; from whom bought by George III c.1760; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-20 (Inv.A. p.84: as among 'Teste di Cavedone. Although slight yet Drawn with great Fire and Spirit, most as large as life')
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Medium and techniques
Charcoal heightened with white oil paint, on oiled paper
Measurements
38.6 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper)
