Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

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1682-1754

Study of a Seated Woman (the Virgin?). Verso: studies of a figure holding a small crucifix and a bearded man in profile

ca. 1718-1719

Black and white chalk, on blue paper; verso: black and white chalk.

18 x 13/16 x 14 1/4 inches (477 x 362 mm)

Purchased on the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund 1978.

1991.10

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Watermark: indecipherable forms in circle, possibly "P".

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Private collection, Venice; Stephen Spector, New York; acquired from private collection, New York.

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Associated names:

Spector, Stephen, 1946- former owner.

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