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Italian School
16th century
Half-length Figure of a Woman with Braided Hair, Looking up to the Left. Verso: Bearded Man in Profile to the Right, Wearing a Garment with Puffed Sleeves
ca. 1525-1535
Black and white chalk, on paper. Verso: black chalk, with white chalk.
15 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches (392 x 266 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1993.398

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Formerly attributed to the circle of Bernardino Luini (1475?-1533?); acquired as circle of B. Luini.
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Inscribed on verso, at lower right and turned through 180 degrees, in pen and brown ink, "Giulio Romano".

Provenance: 
Dukes of Savoia-Aosta, Turin and by descent to Tommaso Alberto Vittorio di Savoia-Genova (1854-1931), 12th Duke of Genova, Turin; (Lugt 47a); János Scholz (1903-1993), New York (Lugt S. 2933b).
Associated names: 

Luini, Bernardino, 1475?-1533?, Circle of, Formerly attributed to.
Savoy, Dukes of, former owner.
Savoia-Genova, Tommaso di, 1854-1931, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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Selected references: Oakland and elsewhere 1956, no. 57 (as circle of Bernardino Luini).

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