Romualdo Alinari
Head of figure wearing helmet. Lion face on shoulder of garment.

Head of figure wearing helmet. Lion face on shoulder of garment.

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Head of figure wearing helmet. Lion face on shoulder of garment.
ArtistItalian, 1830–1891
ArtistItalian, 1832–1865
ArtistItalian, 1836–1890
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Head of figure wearing helmet. Lion face on shoulder of garment.
  • from a volume of Italian photographs--Bologna, Ferrara, and Ravenna
Date1850–1859
Place depictedRavenna, Italy
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
 Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.7 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Efrem Kurtz
Object number2000.266.46
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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, recto, bottom margin: (Ed. Alinari) P.I.N. 18104. RAVENNA - Emilia. Istituto di Belle Arti. Testa della figura giacente di Guidarello Guidarelli. (Tullio Lombardo.)

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