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Study of the Head of a Lion by Baldassare Franceschini — VisualArtsDB

Study of the Head of a Lion

Study of the Head of a Lion

Baldassare Franceschini

1631–1690

Medium: Red chalk on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 19 × 15.5 cm (7 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
Genre: drawings (visual works)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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