Buste van een kalende man

About this artwork

beeld: hoogte 175 mm x breedte 134 mm

Art Historical Context

**Buste van een kalende** is a delicate drawing on paper by François Dieussart, a Flemish sculptor portraitist active during the 17th century (1625–1674). just 175 mm high by 134 mm wide, intimate bust captures a balding man with remarkable precision, likely serving as a preparatory study for one of Dieussart's marble or bronze sculptures. Dieussart, who worked across Europe including the courts of England and the Netherlands, was celebrated for his lifelike portrait busts that blended Flemish realism with emerging Baroque dynamism. Created on paper—a modest yet versatile medium for draftsmen...