The Dead Christ (recto); Child's Head (verso) by Recto by Charles Le Brun
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The Dead Christ (recto); Child's Head (verso)

Recto by Charles Le Brun · 1646 (recto); 18th century (verso)

Museum record 113629: The Dead Christ (recto); Child's Head (verso) by Recto by Charles Le Brun. A verified entry point for discovery.

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A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, and traces of red chalk, heightened with lead white (discolored), on blue laid paper, tipped on cream laid paper (recto), and red chalk transfer on cream laid paper. MyArtTaste includes museum record 113629 as a recognizable discovery anchor, using the institution's official public-domain metadata and image for this specific work.

Source institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Rights status: CC0 / Art Institute of Chicago Open Access
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