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Head of a Young Man (recto) by Gaetano Gandolfi — VisualArtsDB

Head of a Young Man (recto)

Head of a Young Man (recto)

Gaetano Gandolfi

1780–1789

Medium: black chalk with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk (black and red chalk stumped in places)
Dimensions: Sheet: 43.6 x 31.5 cm (17 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Genre: Drawing
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Italy, 18th century

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