1976.61: Study of Two Heads and a Hand, Inscription of a Poem; verso: Study of Heads
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.61
- People
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Attributed to Mattia Preti, Italian (1613 - 1699)
- Title
- Study of Two Heads and a Hand, Inscription of a Poem; verso: Study of Heads
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 17th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Campania, Naples
- Culture
- Italian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/295905
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: red chalk on antique laid paper prepared with red chalk
- Dimensions
- actual: 20.3 x 30.4 cm (8 x 11 15/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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inscription: recto, lower left, red chalk, Italian, in artist's hand: Se mi dirai cor [con?] mio rispo//
devo crudel si vanza ingrat//
e ti diro son io a chi fosc// [tosc?]
infedel vanne spie(ga)te//
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inscription: recto, lower left, red chalk, Italian, in artist's hand: Se mi dirai cor [con?] mio rispo//
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John H. Steiner
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.61
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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