Who created "Two Studies of the Head of a Youth"?

Two Studies of the Head of a Youth was created by Baccio Bandinelli in c. 1550.

When was "Two Studies of the Head of a Youth" created?

This artwork was created c. 1550.

What medium is "Two Studies of the Head of a Youth"?

Two Studies of the Head of a Youth is Pen and brown ink on tan paper, laid down on cream laid paper.

Two Studies of the Head of a Youth

Baccio Bandinelli

c. 1550

Medium

Pen and brown ink on tan paper, laid down on cream laid paper

Dimensions

23.8 × 25.5 cm (9 3/8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

145830

About the Artist

Baccio Bandinelli · 1493–1560

Bandinelli was the son of Michelangelo de'Brandini, a successful Florentine goldsmith. Baccio was a loyal subject of the Medici, even when they were in exile 1494-1513; consequently he was rewarded by receiving commissions after the elections to the papacy of Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici) and Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici), and after Cosimo de' Medici became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1537. His polit...

Two Studies of the Head of a Youth

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