Study Head of a Young Woman, ca. 1618–20, Oil on paper, laid down on wood, 22 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. (56.5 x 41.6 cm), Pastels & Oil Sketches on Paper, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), Study heads of this type were painted by Van Dyck using live models, whose features were then repeated in finished pictures, usually of religious subjects. Indeed, the present figure served as the prototype for a likeness of the Virgin in a depiction of the Holy Family
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Study Head, Young Woman, ca, 1618–20, Oil, paper, laid down, wood, 22 1/4 x 16 3/8, 56.5 41.6 cm, Pastels & Oil Sketches, Paper, Anthony van Dyck, Flemish, Antwerp, 1599–1641, London, heads, type, painted, Van, using, live, models, features, repeated, finished pictures, usually, religious subjects, Indeed, present figure, served, prototype, likeness, Virgin, depiction, Holy Family
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