Study of the Head of a Youth Gazing Upward

PeruginoWW-1471-157774

1471·Black chalk; Squared in black chalk; eyes, nose, ears, mouth retouched with pen and brown ink.·8 7/8 x 5 15/16 in. (22.6 x 15.1 cm)

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Catalogue

Year: 1471
Medium: Black chalk; Squared in black chalk; eyes, nose, ears, mouth retouched with pen and brown ink.
Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 5 15/16 in. (22.6 x 15.1 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Perugino

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Perugino

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Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci; Italian, 1445/46-1523)

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