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Head of a youth with fur collar
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(artist)
1682-1754
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Width: 27.2 cm
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Piazzetta achieved international fame as a master draughtsman with a series of teste di carattere, or head studies. Their success with collectors stimulated a considerable workshop production, sometimes making it difficult to distinguish his works from those by his talented assistants.
The drawings’ firm contours and delicate shading reflect Piazzetta’s academic training in Bologna and his interest in the work of Rembrandt (1606–1669), and the Italian Baroque artist Guercino (1591–1666). The head studies convey a sense of psychological investigation and intimacy. However, they should not be understood as straightforward portraits, since Piazzetta frequently used members of his family and studio assistants as models for his paintings and drawings.
Provenance
Exhibition History
A Passion for Drawings, Collectors at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 28/02/2002-09/06/2002
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962 ...More
Eighteenth-century Venice, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London; Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 03/01/1951-18/04/1951
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
Literature
cat. no. 86
Inscriptions
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: upper right edge, graphite: “XXIV”; lower left, graphite: “J.B. Piazzetta / x / 42 ”.
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