Study of a Seated Youth, early 1590s, Ferraù Fenzoni, Italian, (Faenza), 1562 - 1645, 14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (38 x cm) (sheet), Red chalk on cream laid paper, backed with Japanese paper, Italy, 16th century, Given that apprentices would enter a master's workshop around the age of 9 or 10, Ferraù Fenzoni likely borrowed one of his young assistants for this sheet. Here the boy poses in mounds of thick drapery while seated on a chair. The figure points directly at the artist - - a difficult pose sustained with the aid of a staff to support the boy's hand. Fenzoni represented this daringly

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