Young Woman on a Cloud with Three Figures (recto); Studies of an Old Man and a Hand (verso), 17th century, Red chalk, highlighted with white chalk, Sheet: 9 9/16 x 7 5/8 in. (24.3 x 19.4 cm), Drawings, Francesco Furini (Italian, Florence 1603–1646 Florence), This double-sided sheet of studies in red chalk is an excellent and characteristic example of Furini's draftsmanship. It seems to be an early work by the artist, and the recto, with a study of a woman on a cloud, may have been preparatory for a lost painting of the 'Immaculate Conception' or, more likely, an 'Assumption
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