Carlo Cignani

Study of a Lion

Maker

Carlo Cignani (Italian, 1628-1719)

Title

Study of a Lion

Year

mid 1600s-early 1700s

Medium

chalk on white paper turned buff

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

chalk on white paper turned buff

Materials

chalk

Supports

White paper turned buff

Dimensions

17.9 x 22.2 cm (7 1/16 x 8 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto inscribed in blue crayon:"14"; inscribed in graphite on verso: "Carlo Cignani"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

58.147

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection

Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

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Carlo Cignani (Italian, 1628-1719)

Study of a Lion, mid 1600s-early 1700s

chalk on white paper turned buff

17.9 x 22.2 cm (7 1/16 x 8 3/4 inches)

Museum Works of Art Fund 58.147

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