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A seated man and two decapitated headsBeccafumi, Domenico (draughtsman) | |
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Title/s | A seated man and two decapitated heads (recto title) Various studies: of the apse of the Duomo, Pisa, or metalware (a vase and a bowl), a lion's-head door knocker, a torso and an eye, a lily and another stylised flower (verso title) |
Maker/s | Beccafumi, Domenico follower of (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Draughtsman, painter, sculptor, 1486-1551] |
Category |
drawing |
Name | drawing |
School/Style | |
Description | A sheet from an album of sketches. |
Technique Description | recto: pen and brown ink verso: pen, brown ink, brown wash, on paper |
Dimensions |
height: 219
mm |
Provenance | given: The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum 1965 (Filtered for: Paintings, Drawings and Prints) John Barnard; George(?) Hibbert; Coghlan Briscoe; Dr. William M. Crofton; sold Christie's, 7 July 1959, part of lot 95; Thomas Agnew and Sons, from whom purchased |
Material/s |
brown ink (medium) |
Accession Number | PD.8-1965 (Paintings, Drawings and Prints) |
Related Object | PD.7-1965 - Portrait of the artist |
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