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Head of a Bearded Man in Profile to Left, possibly the Portrait of the Poet Giorgio Anselmi (ca. 1459-1528), with Faint Sketch of a Skull-like Head by Parmigianino

Head of a Bearded Man in Profile to Left, possibly the Portrait of the Poet Giorgio Anselmi (ca. 1459-1528), with Faint Sketch of a Skull-like Head

Parmigianino · 1503

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Artist
Parmigianino
Date
1503
Medium
Red chalk, the head at the left over a stylus sketch
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 9 1/16in. (13.9 x 23cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954
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