A Sheet of Heads, late 18th–mid-19th century, Pen and brown ink, 11 7/16 x 8 1/16 in. (29 x 20.5 cm), Drawings, Mauro Gandolfi (Italian, Bologna 1764–1834 Bologna), This polished sheet with ten clustered heads is a fine example of the artist’s so-called pictorial heads (teste pittoriche), a peculiar type of drawing that originated with the Bolognese artist Gaetano Gandolfi (1734–1802) and which his son Mauro continued with great commercial success
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Sheet, Heads, late 18th–mid-19th century, Pen, brown ink, 11 7/16 x 8 1/16, 29 20.5 cm, Drawings, Mauro Gandolfi, Italian, Bologna, 1764–1834, polished, sheet, ten clustered, heads, fine example, artist, pictorial heads, teste pittoriche, peculiar type, drawing, originated, Bolognese artist, Gaetano, Gandolfi, 1734–1802, son Mauro, continued, great commercial, success
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