Studies of saints and the head of a youth, by Polidoro da Caravaggio

An image of Studies of saints and the head of a youth. Study for Saints Peter and Andrew. Polidoro da Caravaggio (Polidoro Caldara), (Italian, 1490/1500-1543). Red chalk on paper, height 109 mm, width 147 mm, circa 1527-1528.

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Studies of saints and the head of a youth. Study for Saints Peter and Andrew. Polidoro da Caravaggio (Polidoro Caldara), (Italian, 1490/1500-1543). Red chalk on paper, height 109 mm, width 147 mm, circa 1527-1528.

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Accession Number: PD.1-2018
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 745 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 135.37kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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16th Century chalk drawing figure studies Fitz_PDP heads Italian life study male Mannerism Mannerist Polidoro Caldara Polidoro da Caravaggio religion religious Saint Andrew Saint Peter saints St Andrew St Peter study

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