Man with a Fur Cap
| Title | Man with a Fur Cap |
|---|---|
| Artist | Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754) |
| Date | c. 1730/40s 18th century |
| Medium | black chalk, stumped (and wetted?), with black chalk wash, heightened with white chalk |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | Italy, Venice Italy |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Man with a Fur Cap, c. 1730/40s. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754). Black chalk, stumped (and wetted?), with black chalk wash, heightened with white chalk; sheet: 41.8 x 33.4 cm (16 7/16 x 13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Margaret Huntington Smith McCarthy Fund, 1931.56 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Man with a Fur Cap” is a work by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754), dated c. 1730/40s. It is executed in black chalk, stumped (and wetted?), with black chalk wash, heightened with white 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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Dated to c. 1730/40s. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Italy, Venice. Browse more public-domain art from Italy.
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