Art, literature & history
Head of Christ
1559–1613
- Dating
- Date range
- Medium
- Oil paint on a sheet of paper that had previous writing by the artist in pen and brown ink (surface varnished)
- Dimensions
- 16-15/16 x 11-7/16 in. (43.0 x 29.0 cm)
- Collection no.
- 1987.198
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Cigoli. Head of Christ. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Head of Christ — Cigoli. 1559–1613.
Medium: Oil paint on a sheet of paper that had previous writing by the artist in pen and brown ink (surface varnished). Dimensions: 16-15/16 x 11-7/16 in. (43.0 x 29.0 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory of Carl L. Selden, 1987.
This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.