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Sketch of a hooded figure in a robe drawn in red chalk on beige paper.
Standing Monk
Sketch of a hooded figure in a robe drawn in red chalk on beige paper.

Standing Monk

Artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720 - 1778)
Dateno date
Mediumchalk on paper
ClassificationsDrawing
DimensionsImage Size: 3 × 1 13/16 in.
Credit LineBequest of the Hylton A. Thomas Collection
Object number1970.3.121
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