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    The Unrepentant Thief on the Cross, Study of a Child's Head at Lower Left, and of an Ear at Lower Right Border
    Battista Franco. The Unrepentant Thief on the Cross, Study of a Child's Head at Lower Left, and of an Ear at Lower Right Border, 1510–61. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

    Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    AT-00019939

    The Unrepentant Thief on the Cross, Study of a Child's Head at Lower Left, and of an Ear at Lower Right Border

    by Battista Franco

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    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Battista Franco (Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice)
    Date
    1510–61
    Medium
    Pen and brown ink
    Dimensions
    13 1/8 x 8 9/16in. (33.3 x 21.8cm)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    Drawings
    Department
    Drawings and Prints
    Credit line
    Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
    Accession no.
    1972.118.7

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