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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of the Virgin
Black chalk heightened with white on brown paper | 35.7 x 23.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905280
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of the Virgin
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A drawing of the head of the Virgin, turned slightly to the left; wearing a veil with folds and creases rendered in some detail.
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
Black chalk heightened with white on brown paper
Measurements
35.7 x 23.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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