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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a young woman in a turban c. 1600-60
Black chalk heightened with white, on grey-brown paper | 36.1 x 26.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905353
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a young woman in a turban c. 1600-60
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A drawing of the head of a young woman wearing a turban, inclined downwards and turned three quarters to the left. There is an old note on the mount: Del Cavedone. 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. -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk heightened with white, on grey-brown paper
Measurements
36.1 x 26.3 cm (sheet of paper)
