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Baccio Bandinelli

Nicolò della Casa, after Baccio Bandinelli

National Gallery of Art

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.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1544
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
3489 × 4572 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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