1976.61: Study of Two Heads and a Hand, Inscription of a Poem; verso: Study of Heads

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1976.61

People

Attributed to Mattia Preti, Italian (1613 - 1699)

Title

Study of Two Heads and a Hand, Inscription of a Poem; verso: Study of Heads

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th century

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Campania, Naples

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/295905

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: red chalk on antique laid paper prepared with red chalk

Dimensions

actual: 20.3 x 30.4 cm (8 x 11 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: recto, lower left, red chalk, Italian, in artist's hand: Se mi dirai cor [con?] mio rispo//
  devo crudel si vanza ingrat//
  e ti diro son io a chi fosc// [tosc?]
  infedel vanne spie(ga)te//

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John H. Steiner

Accession Year

1976

Object Number

1976.61

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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