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Head of an old woman: PD.17-1992

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Head of an old woman

Maker(s)

Painter: Carracci, Annibale

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Notes

History note: Phillips, 196[?]; Hazlitt Gallery, 1966, from whom acquired by Warren Pollock

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Warren Pollock, 1986, received 1992

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1992) by Pollock, Warren

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1590

School or Style

Italian
Bolognese School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( (with (upside down) written accounts for food) laid down on sundala)
Frame Depth 3.7 cm Height 50.8 cm Width 37.5 cm
Paper Height 42 cm Width 29 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on paper laid down on panel

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.17-1992
Primary reference Number: 917
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 July 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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