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A pastel ‘Study for a head’ by Boltraffio in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
03/2022 | 1428 | 164
Pages: 266-269
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Author:
Allegri, Agostino (Allegri, Agostino)
Author:
Mazzotta, Antonio (Mazzotta, Antonio)
Subjects
artists:
Boltraffio, Giovanni Antonio / Leonardo da Vinci
dates:
1500-1509
media:
Studies (visual works) / Drawings / Pastels
museums and institutions:
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy
subjects:
Attributions / Databases / Catalogues
subjects:
Italian drawings / Renaissance art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Study for the portrait of a poet, by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio. c.1500–02. Coloured chalk and pastel on prepared paper, 51.5 by 39.5 cm. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan).
Attributed works:
2. Detail of St Barbara, by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio. c.1502. Oil on panel, 172 by 113.5 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).
Attributed works:
3. Study for a head, here attributed to Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio. c.1500–02. Coloured chalk and pastel on prepared paper, 25.7 by 25.8 cm. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan).
Attributed works:
4. Study for a female head, by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio. c.1500–02. Coloured chalk and pastel on prepared paper, 26.4 by 29.5 cm. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan).
Attributed works:
5. Studies for a portrait of a woman, by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio. c.1500–02. Coloured chalk and pastel on prepared paper, 57.3 by 40.7 cm. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan; Bridgeman Images).