Studies of Men's Heads | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1938.49
People: ? Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian (Caprese, Italy 1475 - 1564 Rome, Italy)
Previously attributed to follower of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian (Caprese, Italy 1475 - 1564 Rome, Italy)
Title: Studies of Men's Heads
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 16th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Florence
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/298714

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper mounted at edges to a multi-pieced antique laid paper mount

Dimensions

8.1 × 12.3 cm (3 3/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

watermark: No watermark was observed when examined by Craigen Bowen, 3/26/2004.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Therese Kuhn Straus (Mrs. Herbert N. Straus), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1936

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Herbert N. Straus
Accession Year: 1938
Object Number: 1938.49
Division: European and American Art
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Publication History

Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. 1, cat. no. 126, p. 75, as follower of Michelangelo

Verification Level

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