Accession Number2009/1.490
TitleHead of a Child
Artist(s)Jacopo BassanoArtist NationalityItalian (culture or style)Object Creation Date2nd half of 16th centuryMedium & Supportcharcoal on paperDimensions 22 3/8 in. x 18 5/8 in. ( 56.83 cm x 47.31 cm )
Credit LineJoseph F. McCrindle CollectionSubject matterIn 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 DescriptionThis drawing depicts the head of a boy looking slightly downward to his right in three-quarters profile.
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Keywords
boys
children (people by age group)
drawing (image-making)
heads (representations)