Study of a Head of a Prophet

Girolamo Muziano, 1549 - 1555

After training as a landscape artist, Girolamo Muziano concentrated on studying the human body. Altarpieces with many figures provided a better income than landscapes. One of his first commissions in this genre was an altarpiece with Mary and Joseph resting on the flight into Egypt. This drawing is a preparatory study for one of the prophets in a lunette above that painting.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1949-554(R)
  • Dimensionsheight 372 mm x width 255 mm
  • Physical characteristicshoutskool en wit krijt op blauw papier

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Study of a Head of a Prophet

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1949-554(R)

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Girolamo Muziano

  • Dating

    1549 - 1555

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    houtskool en wit krijt op blauw papier

  • Dimensions

    height 372 mm x width 255 mm

Explanatory note

  • Voorstudie voor tekening of fresco(?).

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1949

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; …; from the dealer H. M. Calmann, London, fl. 500, to the museum, 1949

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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