Artist
Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra(Spanish, 1603–1667)Spanish, 1603–1667
CultureSpanish
Titles
- Study of Heads of Apostles
Datec. 1650
PlaceSpain
MediumQuill pen and ink with black chalk on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 7 3/4 × 11 1/8 in. (19.7 × 28.2 cm)
Mount: 11 3/16 × 7 7/8 in. (28.4 × 20.1 cm)
Mount: 11 3/16 × 7 7/8 in. (28.4 × 20.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Laurence H. Favrot Bequest
Object number70.17
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Spanish Baroque Drawings in American Collections," The University of Kansas Museum of Art, October 20–December 1, 1974. (LN:74.15)
"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
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