Head of the Virgin
PrimaryCircle of
Workshop of Paolo Veronese
(Verona, Italy, 1528–Venice, Italy, 1588)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Date1550
MediumBlack and white chalks with touches of red on blue paper
DimensionsSheet: 8 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (22.2 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Suida-Manning Collection, 2017.1418
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2017.1418
On View
Not on viewDrawing played a conspicuous role in Veronese’s production. Detailed studies not only prepared his paintings but recorded their compositions and motifs for re-use in his workshop. This sheet is characteristic of the master in its pictorial use of chalk and the type of the Virgin. The cautious handling and superficial expression, however, betray its derivation from another work and the hand of an assistant.
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