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Head of a Monk by Francesco Vanni — VisualArtsDB

Head of a Monk

Head of a Monk

Francesco Vanni

1583–1610

Medium: Red chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on tan laid card
Dimensions: 8.8 × 6.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 11/16 in.)
Genre: chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)chalkprints and drawinginorganic materialpaper (fiber product)red chalk

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