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Sheet of Studies

Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio, c. 1527

Recto: The face of a youth supported on his left hand, two standing women with a child and the Madonna of the Annunciation. Verso: Two Head Studies, and four separate studies of the Madonna of the Annunciation and the head of a youth in profile.

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Title of artwork, date

Sheet of Studies, c. 1527

Date supported

2002

Medium and material

Red chalk on paper

Dimensions

11 x 15.6 cm

Grant

100000

Total cost

150000

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