Cesare Pollini
Sheet of Figure Studies [recto]; Studies of Putti and of Legs [verso]

Sheet of Figure Studies [recto]; Studies of Putti and of Legs [verso]

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Sheet of Figure Studies [recto]; Studies of Putti and of Legs [verso]
ArtistItalian, c. 1560–c. 1630
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Sheet of Figure Studies [recto]; Studies of Putti and of Legs [verso]
Datec. 1600
PlaceItaly
MediumInk and wash, pencil, chalk on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 5 × 7 13/16 in. (12.7 × 19.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Laurence H. Favrot Bequest
Object number70.35
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Michelangelo and the Vatican: Masterworks from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 11–June 10, 2018.

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