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Head of Christ: 562

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Current Location: Gallery 6 (Upper Marlay): Italian Art 14th-16th centuries

Titles

Head of Christ

Maker(s)

Painter: Umbrian School

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Description

A fragment from a fresco painting.

Notes

History note: Bought in Perugia, said to have come from a destroyed church near Perugia

Measurements and weight

Height: 33.3 cm
Width: 32 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1892) by Unknown

School or Style

Umbrian School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Tempera

Components of the work

Support composed of plaster

Techniques used in production

Fresco painting : Oil? on plaster

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 562
Primary reference Number: 663
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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