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Head of a Child

Jacopo Bassano

Artwork Details

Head of a Child
2nd half of 16th century
Jacopo Bassano
charcoal on paper
22 3/8 in. x 18 5/8 in. ( 56.83 cm x 47.31 cm )
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
2009/1.490

Description

Subject Matter:

In this study the artist skillfully uses shading to evoke the three-dimensionality of the boy’s head in capturing the shape of his cranium, his rounded cheeks, and the curving forms of his lips and eye sockets.

Physical Description:

This drawing depicts the head of a boy looking slightly downward to his right in three-quarters profile.

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