Head of a Dominican Nun: Study for the Ecstasy of Saint Dominic

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Artist: Domenico Maria Canuti / Italian, 1625-1684
Date: 1673/75
Medium: Black, red, and white chalk on warm gray laid paper, laid down on cream laid card
Dimensions: 23.3 × 18.6 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: chalk
Place: Italy
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Accession no.: 1922.664

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Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.