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Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a man with short, curly hair, facing right. He has a serious expression with a slight downturn of the mouth. The sculpture depicts him wearing a collared shirt with a ruffled neckpiece and a jacket or coat with detailed textured folds. The bust is on a short, round base. The entire sculpture is made of a gray material, likely stone or plaster, and set against a dark gray background that lightens towards the center.

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683 × 893 px
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