Bust of a Man with Long Beard (recto)
1477–1549
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
10 3/16 x 6 5/16in. (25.9 x 16cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession Number
08.227.31
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Bust of a Man with Long Beard (recto)*, a delicate black chalk drawing by the Renaissance master Sodoma, born Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477–1549). Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department, this profile portrait measures just 10 3/16 x 6 5/16 inches, capturing the sitter's flowing beard and contemplative gaze with remarkable sensitivity. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 8, it exemplifies Sodoma's skill as a draftsman in the Sienese tradition. Sodoma, a contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, blended High Renaissance ideals with a distinctive emotion...