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Gaetano Gandolfi

Five Grotesque Heads

1750–1800
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The term "grotesque" derives from the Italian word "grotteschi," which refers to the grottoes found in ancient Roman houses that were rediscovered around 1500.

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