Seated, Bearded Man Holding a Banderole

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Artist: Paolo Farinati (Italian, Verona 1524–1606 Verona)
Date: 1524–1606
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 8 7/16in. (23.8 x 21.5cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1986
Accession no.: 1986.14.2

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Study for Spandrel Decoration with Satyress, Satyrs, and Putti (recto); Head of Putto (verso)
Paolo Farinati
c. 1588 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00003530
Roman Soldier
Paolo Farinati
c. 1545 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00004198
Project for the Decoration of a Spandrel: Winged Female Figure Holding a Tablet and a Crown
Paolo Farinati
1524–1606 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00019868
Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul
Paolo Farinati
1524–1606 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00019869

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.