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The profile bust of a middle-aged man carefully drawn in black chalk. .

The profile bust of a middle-aged man carefully drawn in black chalk. He is bearded and bald, with a ring of hair above his ears. Soft white chalk highlights illuminate his forehead, the bridge of his nose, and the shell of his ear. More highlights on his shoulder, made in long hatched lines, suggest that the stiff, high-necked garment he wears is expensive, probably silk. His expression is thoughtful and distant.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1932.226
People
Pietro Faccini, Italian (Bologna, Italy 1562 - 1602 Bologna, Italy)
Title
Profile Head of a Bearded Ecclesiastic
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
16th-17th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Emilia, Bologna
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/298737

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oiled black chalk heightened with white on tinted tan antique laid paper
Dimensions
33.8 × 25.9 cm (13 5/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Charles A. Loeser
Accession Year
1932
Object Number
1932.226
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. 1, cat. no. 83, p. 61; vol. 2, repr. fig. 67
  • Carlo Francini, "L'inventario della collezione Loeser alla Villa Gattaia", Bollettino della Società di Studi Fiorentini (2000), no. 6, p. 120 ("Cartella con due stelle rosse")

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