ArtistSchool of
Jacopo Bassano Italian (Venetian), c. 1510–1592
CultureItalian
Titles
- Study of a Male Arm
Datemid–late 16th century
PlaceItaly
MediumBlack and white chalk on blue paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 × 6 3/4 in. (27.9 × 17.1 cm)
Mount: 21 × 15 3/4 in. (53.3 × 40 cm)
Mount: 21 × 15 3/4 in. (53.3 × 40 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning
Object number91.1897
Not on view
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition History"Old Master Drawings," Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, The University of Houston, 1985.
"Michelangelo and the Vatican: Masterworks from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 11–June 10, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Marked in pencil on mount, top right corner: "30 B" (circled), center bottom edge below image: "BASSANO", lower right corner: "(76)"
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