European Art and Old Masters

Note

This striking study of a woman's head is very close to the style of Renaissance master Paolo Veronese. If not by him, the drawing may have been executed by the artist's son, Carlo Caliari, who worked in a similar manner, or by one of his students in his immediate workshop. It may be related to the head of Europa in the Rape of Europa in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice.

We wish to thank Fondation Custodia for adding the undocumented Lugt collector's mark to their database. According to them, the same mark appears on the back of a head study by Federico Barocci (Italian, 1528–1612), Studio di Testa Maschile di Tre-Quarti Volta a Destra (Cristo) (Inventory no. 293) now at the Pinacoteca di Brera.