
Study for Mercury
The Charles Deering Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1613
- Medium
- Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on brownish-gray laid paper
- Dimensions
- 42 × 26 cm (16 9/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist

Drawing
Giacomo Cavedone, Italian (1577–1660)
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A Young Priest
1630 · Charcoal with white heightening on rough grey paper
Head of Saint Stephen: Study for the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen
1627 · Black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk and white oil paint, on brown laid paper, laid down on Japanese paper, edge mounted to off-white wove paper
Head of beared man (recto), Study of an apostle (verso)
1615 · Black chalk (or charcoal?) and highlighted with traces of white chalk on brown paper
Holy Family with Saint Francis of Assisi and the Infant John the Baptist
1612 · Pen and brown ink, with traces of red chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on green wove paper
Crossed Hands (recto); Right Foot, Partially Covered by Drapery (verso)
1610 · Charcoal, heightened with white chalk (recto and verso), on blue laid paper
Study for Christ Child
1610 · Red chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1613
- Medium
- Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on brownish-gray laid paper
- Dimensions
- 42 × 26 cm (16 9/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1613-147181
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





