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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.14
People
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian (Cento, Italy 1591 - 1666 Bologna, Italy)
Title
An Academic Study of a Male Nude
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Emilia, Bologna
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297178

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk [modified with gum?] with traces of white chalk on dark tan antique laid paper
Dimensions
40.2 x 58 cm (15 13/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: lower left, blue ink: L. 1223
  • inscription: verso: top center, brown ink: 77
  • inscription: verso: upper right edge, brown ink: 210
  • inscription: verso: top center, red chalk: 131
  • inscription: verso: top left, red chalk: 1Vgi
  • inscription: verso: left center, graphite: 50 x 68
  • watermark: upper right, in the area of the figure's head: a crown atop an oval

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Janos Scholz
Accession Year
1956
Object Number
1956.14
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/20/2019 - 10/23/2019

Verification Level

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