Head of a Boy (Gennaro Falcone?)

Aniello Falcone: Italian, 1607 - 1656

UnclassifiedItaly

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1635/1640

Aniello Falcone. Head of a Boy (Gennaro Falcone?). National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

About this artwork

Head of a Boy (Gennaro Falcone?) — Aniello Falcone. 1635/1640.

Medium: red chalk on oatmeal paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 25.6 x 18.6 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2007.111.77. Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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