Head of an old woman, by Annibale Carracci

An image of Head of an old woman. Carracci, Annibale (Italian, 1560-1609). Oil on paper laid down on panel, height 42.0 cm, width 29.0 cm, c.1590. Bolognese School.

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Head of an old woman. Carracci, Annibale (Italian, 1560-1609). Oil on paper laid down on panel, height 42.0 cm, width 29.0 cm, c.1590. Bolognese School.

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Accession Number: PD.17-1992
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 709 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 821.88kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 11/1
Captured: 2016:10:24 09:51:42

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16th Century aged Annibale Carracci Baroque Bolognese School Carracci elderly Fitz_PDP heads Italian lady oil on paper old old age old lady old woman painting portraits profile woman

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