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Ascribed to Domenico Cresti

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Ascribed to Domenico Cresti
1559-1638
Head of a Woman, Resting Her Head on Her Hand. Verso: An Eye
Red chalk on laid paper.
5 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches (134 x 108 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1993.174
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Watermark: none.

Inscription: 

Inscribed at lower left, in pen and brown ink, "Cav.e ["e" superscript] Passignano"; on verso, inscription in Greek in pen and brown ink.

Provenance: 
Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome (1845-1926; no mark; see Lugt S. 2078a); Edward and Mary Brandegee, Boston (1904-1944; no mark; see Lugt S. 1860c); Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
Associated names: 

Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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Artist page: 
Cresti, Domenico
School: 
Italian
Century: 
16th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints