ECL-Bm.13:39-2013
Parts
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
lid
Dimensions
height (actual size): 340mm
width (actual size): 243mm
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)
