DrawingsItalian16th century

Hand Leaning on a Plinth

16th century

Artists

Baldassare Franceschini, called VolterranoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red and black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.6 x 9.8 cm (4 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Haldeman (deceased 2002), Brookline, MA and Jackson, MS, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, HUAM, 2002.

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