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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a monk, inclined downwards
Black chalk on grey paper (faint traces of white highlights) | 30.9 x 22.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905289
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a monk, inclined downwards
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a monk, inclined downwards
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A drawing of the head of a monk, inclined downwards and looking down to the left. This is probably a study for one of the monks in The Death of St Benedict, formerly in the Church of S. Michele in Bosco, Bologna.
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 on grey paper (faint traces of white highlights)
Measurements
30.9 x 22.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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