Circle of Francesco Furini

Allegorical Portrait

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Catalogue Number:
10

Artist:
Circle of Francesco Furini (1604-1646)

Title:
Allegorical Portrait

Work Type:
Drawing

Date:
17th Century

Culture:
Italian

Medium:
Colored chalks on tan laid paper, pasted on old mount

Dimensions:
6 X 4 1/4 in.

Inscriptions & Annotations:
Annotated 62 (ink); Verso: Annotated 24 (graphite)

Condition:
Some reworking at the left side of the face, staining, generally intact and stable

Credit Line:
Cornell College, Gift of Robert Sonnenschein II

Accession Year:
1951

Object Number:
1951.10

Commentary:
This drawing emulates Furini’s well known Poesia (Uffizi).