id:			149874
accession number:	1980.116
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.116
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:44.872000

Head of a Young Man (recto) Sketch of a Head (verso) , 1780s. Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802). Black chalk with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk (black and red chalk stumped in places); sheet: 43.6 x 31.5 cm (17 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1980.116

title:				Head of a Young Man (recto) Sketch of a Head (verso) 
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creation date:			1780s
creation date earliest:		1780
creation date latest:		1789
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
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culture:	Italy, 18th century
technique:	black chalk with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk (black and red chalk stumped in places)
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Italian
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 43.6 x 31.5 cm (17 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	upper right, in black ink: [A?] 15. [underlined]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1980
	opening date:   1981-06-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1980</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).

	title:		Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator
	opening date:   1985-05-28T04:00:00
	<i>Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 28-August 25, 1985).

	title:		Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1986-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	[Herbert N. Bier]; Louise S. Richards
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