Study of the Head of John the Baptist, after Botticelli

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1950.163.A
People: Arthur Pope, American (Cleveland, OH 1880 - 1974 Westport, MA)
Copy after Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro Filipepi), Italian (Florence, Italy 1444/45 - 1510 Florence, Italy)
Title: Study of the Head of John the Baptist, after Botticelli
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Study of Man's Head
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th-20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/308305

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Tempera and graphite on card
Dimensions: 29.2 x 24.7 cm (11 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
border drawn around image: 25.8 x 17.3 cm (10 3/16 x 6 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Arthur Pope, Brookline, Massachusetts, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1950.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Arthur Pope
Copyright: © Arthur Pope
Accession Year: 1950
Object Number: 1950.163.A
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Studies in the Art of Painting, University of Kansas Museum of Art, Lawrence, 04/01/1952 - 04/30/1952

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