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Grotesque face looking at a bat, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri); attributed

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Grotesque face looking at a bat

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Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Grotesque face looking at a bat, 1618 – 1620

Blatt: 224 x 287 mm

Physical Description: Black chalk, oiled or dipped in gum arabic, over charcoal, washed in grey, heightened with white chalk, on originally blue laid paper

Inventory Number: 3936

Object Number: 3936 Z

Status: Not on display

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Title: Grotesque face looking at a bat

Draughtsman

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Black chalk, oiled or dipped in gum arabic, over charcoal, washed in grey, heightened with white chalk, on originally blue laid paper

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Bolognese

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Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet unten links (von fremder Hand, mit der Feder in Braun): Guarchino (teilweise ausgekratzt); Auf der Rückseite (auf dem Auflagekarton) unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), unten rechts bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Grau): uyt Crosat

Watermark: Nicht erkennbar

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10.09.2024