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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1969.154
People
Alessandro Allori, Italian (Florence, Italy 1535 - 1607 Florence, Italy)
Previously attributed to Unidentified Artist
Title
Head of a Man Looking Towards the Left and a Small, Three-Quarter View of a Man
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
16th-17th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296522

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk and traces of red chalk on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
31.8 × 20.2 cm (12 1/2 × 7 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: shield with three hills surmounted by a tree (close to Briquet 969)
  • inscription: lower right, brown ink: D'Antonio Tempesta
  • inscription: verso, top, brown ink: L. 1.6.8[?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Maurice Sternberg, Chicago] sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1969

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise Haskell Daly Fund and Paul J. Sachs Memorial Fund
Accession Year
1969
Object Number
1969.154
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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