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The engraving depicts a bearded man seated, wearing a hat with a wide brim. He has a long, wavy beard and intense facial expression, with deep-set eyes and furrowed eyebrows. He wears a heavy robe with loose-fitting sleeves and a shell-shaped pendant around his neck. In his left hand, he holds a small sculpture of a muscular male figure. Behind him is a framed artwork showing three nude male figures and on the left background, there is another statue. The background consists of embellished linear textures.
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The engraving depicts a bearded man seated, wearing a hat with a wide brim. He has a long, wavy beard and intense facial expression, with deep-set eyes and furrowed eyebrows. He wears a heavy robe with loose-fitting sleeves and a shell-shaped pendant around his neck. In his left hand, he holds a small sculpture of a muscular male figure. Behind him is a framed artwork showing three nude male figures and on the left background, there is another statue. The background consists of embellished linear textures.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Baccio Bandinelli

Nicolò della Casa, after Baccio Bandinelli

Date
c. 1544
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29.2 x 22 cm (11 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1971.26.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Seated figure
  • Costume
  • Hat
  • Portrait
  • Man

NGA object ID 52469. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.