Who created "Bust Portrait of a Young Man"?

Bust Portrait of a Young Man was created by Simon Vouet in 1620/25.

When was "Bust Portrait of a Young Man" created?

This artwork was created 1620/25.

What medium is "Bust Portrait of a Young Man"?

Bust Portrait of a Young Man is Black and red chalk, with stumping, on tan laid paper.

Bust Portrait of a Young Man

Simon Vouet

1620/25

Medium

Black and red chalk, with stumping, on tan laid paper

Dimensions

14.2 × 11.9 cm (5 5/8 × 4 11/16 in.)

Classification

drawings (visual works)

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

203870

Art Historical Context

Step into the intimate world of 17th-century French Baroque drawing with Simon Vouet's *Bust Portrait of a Young Man*, created around 1620–25. This delicate study, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings department, captures the subject's thoughtful gaze and soft features on a modest tan laid paper support, measuring just 14.2 × 11.9 cm. Vouet, a pivotal artist who bridged Italian influences with French classicism after years in Rome, showcases his mastery in this preparatory sketch, likely made for a painting or further development. Crafted in black and red chalk with st...

About the Artist

Simon Vouet · 1590–1649

French painter. Comment on works: Portraits; Religious; Mythology; Allegory

Bust Portrait of a Young Man

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