Head of an Old Woman Looking to Lower Right (Saint Elizabeth), Federico Barocci, 1584–86

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Head of an Old Woman Looking to Lower Right (Saint Elizabeth), 1584–86, Brush and oil paint on paper, 15 3/8 x 10 13/16in. ( x ), Drawings, Federico Barocci (Italian, Urbino ca. 1535–1612 Urbino), Barocci was among the pioneers of the oil sketch in Italy. This dazzling full-scale study in color was preparatory for the figure of Saint Elizabeth in his famous Visitation altarpiece in the Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella or 'Chiesa Nuova,' Rome, painted between 1584 and 1586

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Size: 3725px × 5351px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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