Study of Two Animal Heads

Mid-XVIIcentury. Red chalk on laid paper.
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The drawing depicts two studies of animal heads –which could be lions or dogs– with a somewhat humanised expression. It seems to be a composition from the Roman school during the early 17th century.

Mena Marqués, Manuela, Museo del Prado, Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. VI. Dibujos Italianos del Siglo XVII, Madrid, 1983, p.205

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Inventory number: D001019
Author: Anonymous
Title: Study of Two Animal Heads
Date: Mid-XVII century
Technique: Red chalk
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Height: 133 mm; Width: 108 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 175.

Mena Marqués, Manuela, Museo del Prado, Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. VI. Dibujos Italianos del Siglo XVII, Madrid, 1983, pp. 205.

Other inventories +

Inv. Legado Pedro Fernández Durán, 1931. Núm. 847.

Inscriptions +

Velázquez
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left corner

4 [Tachado]
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left corner

PFD [Anagrama de Pedro Fernández Durán]
Blue ink stamp. Passepartout

847
Printmaking. Passepartout

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 26-11-2015

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