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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.61
People
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
  • 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//

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
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