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Image Not Available for Print of the Head of Saint Anne, from "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne"
Print of the Head of Saint Anne, from "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne"
Image Not Available for Print of the Head of Saint Anne, from "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne"

Print of the Head of Saint Anne, from "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne"

After a work byAfter a work by Leonardo da Vinci Italian, 1452 - 1519
MediumPhotomechanical print: colored ink on paper and wood with a metal hanger
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 7/16 × 7 3/8in. (24 × 18.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Knapp Packard
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of a young woman, Saint Anne, in shades of blue and black. She is wearing a head covering and looking downward. The image comes from the painting called "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" by Leonardo da Vinci. The print is adhered to a wooden plank that has beveled edges, which are decorated with gold leaf.
Object number2008.39.27
MarkingsPrinted in white ink on a red label on verso: "FRANCESCO PINEIDER / FIRENZE / PIAZZA DELLA [missing] / VIA CER[missing] / VIA TORNAB[missing]"

The label also has a white fleur-de-lis printed to the left of the inscription.InscribedHandwritten in black ink on verso: "Merry Christmas / [fr] / Russell"NotesThis picture may have been purchased by Russell Cheney during one of his many travels in Europe and given to a relative for Christmas.

Context note: The label on verso indicates this print was poduced and/or purchased in Florence, Italy.
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