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Drawing

ca.1700-1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Study of an old man's head, life size; his beard is long and flowing, and a light cap covers his bald head, the face is nearly full, and the eyes are raised; Black chalk on warm paper, heightened with white.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Black chalk on warm paper, heightened with white
Black Chalk
Paper
Drawing
Heightening
Brief description
Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista; Study of an old man's head, life size; his beard is long and flowing, and a light cap covers his bald head, the face is nearly full, and the eyes are raised; Black chalk on warm paper, heightened with white; Venetian School; ca.1700-1754.
Physical description
Study of an old man's head, life size; his beard is long and flowing, and a light cap covers his bald head, the face is nearly full, and the eyes are raised; Black chalk on warm paper, heightened with white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.1in
  • Width: 11.2in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Venetian School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collection - Lord Spencer.
Subjects depicted
Man
Cap
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume II. 17th-18th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1980, p. 193. The text is as follows: VENICE: mid 18th century 1236 Study of an old man’s head Inscribed on the mount in ink in an old hand ‘Piacetti’ Black chalk heightened with white on light brown paper 16 x 11 (406 x 280) Dyce 258 PROVENANCE Earl Spencer (Lugt 1530); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 258 (as by Piazzetta) The old attribution is Piazzetta is not very convincing. The drawing is more likely to be by a follower of Teipolo.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.258

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2009
Record URL
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