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Bust of a Monk

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld

National Gallery of Art

The image is an etching on a sheet of paper depicting a profile view of a man from the shoulders up. The man is positioned in a slight three-quarter profile facing to the right. He has distinctive facial features, including a prominent nose and defined jawline, with a balding head that has a fringe of closely cut hair. The man is wearing a garment that appears to have a high collar or draped fabric around his neck. The etching is placed on a plain, speckled paper background, which is minimally textured, and has sparse markings, including a signature "Schonfeld" and a potential numbering in the lower right corner of the paper.

Artwork Details

Date
1626
Medium
etching on laid paper mounted on buff paper
Dimensions
5852 × 3488 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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