DrawingsNetherlandish15th century

The Head of a Monk

15th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Metalpoint and black chalk on white prepared paper, partial framing line in black chalk

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

7.5 x 6.2 cm (2 15/16 x 2 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, sold or gift; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091, without his mark), by 1920, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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