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ECL-Bm.13:39-2013

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Object number

ECL-Bm.13:39-2013

Object type

Identification

Title

Bust : man (so-called Cicero)

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer

Comments

There is no indication of the location of this piece. Only Fa 4 attributes them all to the collection of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Description

Content (description)

The nude bust of a man with sparse short hair brought forward. It is quite a harsh portrait and two veins are prominent in his throat. Beneath the bust and pedestal is an inscription panel which reads M T C. The oval frame around the drawing includes the top corner of the base on which the pedestal stands, and on it are the words M.T./Cicero.

Content (object)

bust
lid

Dimensions

height (actual size): 340mm
width (actual size): 243mm

Materials & techniques note

black lead pencil on grey paper with white highlights

Production

Person

Unknown (Artist)

Date

c.1710-1730

History and association

Previous ownership

References

• Mansuelli (II ; no. 34)
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