Terminology

chalk
drawing
half-length figure
in profile >> di profilo
maniera
Mount
nude
provenance
recto/verso
sheets (fogli)
sketch
squared (quadrettatura)
studies
to acquire: acquisire, acquistare
to attribute
traditional attribution

Time and place expressions

At the lower left // At the lower right
on the mount
On the recto
On the left
At the centre of

Date from the second decade of the 17th century
To date smt To the years after 1610
To date from the years toward 1620 (dato dal 1620 circa; attorno al 1620)
Around 1620 (intorno al 1620)
To suggest a date of 1620
From 1620 on
until