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A Woman Leaning Against a Pillar

Artist: Timoteo Viti (1476/69 - 1523)

Location: British Museum

Materials: grey chalk

Dimensions: 32 x 16 cm

Grant:

Vendor: Frere Cholmeley

Review number: 1437 (1946)

Provenance:
From the Phillipps Fenwick Collection.

Description:
The woman is seen full face; her left arm is raised and her hand grasps the pillar. It is a study for the figure of Herse barring Mercury's entrance to Aglaura.

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