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Bust of Saint or High Priest by Guercino — VisualArtsDB

Bust of Saint or High Priest

Bust of Saint or High Priest

1640–1650

Medium: Red chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 19.7 × 13.8 cm (7 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
Genre: chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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

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