Head of a man
Late XVI - Primera mitad del siglo XVII century. Red chalk on paper.Not on display
According to the old, Italian inscription on the verso – Leonardo da Vinci – the drawing was once thought to be by this artist. From its style, it seems to be the work of Giuseppe Cesari, called il Cavaliere d´Arpino, or a close followed.
Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracc: a century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Virginia, Art Services International, 2008, p.293
