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Head of a Bearded Man Looking Down

Attributed to Bernardino Campi
1521-1591

Head of a Bearded Man Looking Down

ca. 1530-1590
3 3/8 x 2 9/16 inches (85 x 65 mm) in decorative ivory frame
Black chalk on laid paper.
2010.150

Bequest of Charles Ryskamp.

Description

According to the entry in the 1988 Baskett & Day catalogue from which this drawing was purchased, David Ekserdjian had rejected a former attribution to Parmigianino and instead proposed one to a member of the Campi family. The drawing was subsequently sold with an attribution to Antonio Campi (1523-1587), although it seems closer to the work of Bernardino, who was not related to Giulio and Antonio Campi, though he did train with the former.

Associated names
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department