Bartolomeo Passerotti
Head of a Man
About this artwork
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artist:Bartolomeo PasserottiItalian (1529 - 1592)
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title:Head of a Man
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Reed pen and brown ink on paper, laid down (rather damaged)
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measurements:28.40 x 19.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 506
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Bartolomeo Passerotti
Bartolomeo Passerotti
As a young artist Passerotti left Bologna to visit Rome, where he studied under the painter Taddeo Zuccaro. They shared a mutual appreciation for the antique treasures that filled the city, and both were admirers Michelangelo’s work. Passerotti was based in Bologna for most of his career and ran a...
