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Francesco Marmitta

Head of Saint John the Baptist, 15th century

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Medium

metalpoint heightened with white on blue paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 8.1 x 9.3 cm (3 3/16 x 3 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald

Accession Number

1987.20.1

Artists / Makers

Francesco Marmitta (artist) Italian, died 1505 or before

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Provenance

LJR (Lugt 1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing J., Mrs.

Exhibition History

1988: Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

Bibliography

1988: Brown, D. "Maineri and Marmitta as Devotional Artists." Prospettiva, N.53-56, 4/88-1/89, 299-308..

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