Head of a Young Woman
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 7 1/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.9 × 12.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.2873
Tags
Women
About the Artist
Carlo Cignani|Francesco Polanzani · 1628–1719
Painter who continued the tradition of Bolognese classicism into the 18th century. He became the first president of the Accademia Clementina in 1711. His style is similar to that of Guido Reni. Comment on works: Mythology; Religious.