Head of a Man in Profile
Medium
Black chalk, pen and brown ink, heightened with white.
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (29.9 x 24.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.420
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the Renaissance world with Luca Signorelli's *Head of a Man in Profile*, masterful drawing from the 1490s now housed in the Robert Lehman at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. with black chalk, pen and brown ink, and heightened white on a modest sheet measuring 11 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches, this work captures the poised intensity of a male figure seen from the side. Signore, a prominent Umbrian painter active in late 15th-century Italy was renowned for his anatomical precision and dynamic figures, bridging early and High Renaissance styles. This profile study exemplifies the Renaissance artis...