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Studies of a Head and a Hand

Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)

1510

Medium

Red chalk

Tags

HandsHeadsProfiles

Dimensions

5-9/16 x 8-1/16 in. (14.2 x 20.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1996

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)

1486–1530 • Republic of Florence

Andrea was the leading painter in Florence in the early 16th century. He was influenced by Leonardo da Vinci, Fra Bartolommeo, Michelangelo and Raphael. He developed his own version of the classical style of the High Renaissance, anticipating some qualities of Mannerism. He is noted for paintings of religious themes and portraits.

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