Five Grotesque Heads
| Title | Five Grotesque Heads |
|---|---|
| Artist | Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802) |
| Date | 1750–1800 18th century |
| Medium | pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | Italy, 18th century Italy |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Five Grotesque Heads, 1750–1800. Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk; sheet: 29.5 x 20.2 cm (11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Frederick M. Mayer, 1969.277 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Five Grotesque Heads” is a work by Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802), dated 1750–1800. It is executed in pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as drawing. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1750–1800. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Italy, 18th century. Browse more public-domain art from Italy.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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