Bust of a Bearded Figure

Andrea Solario, 1515–24

Artist

Andrea Solario (Italian, Milan ca. 1465–1524 Milan)

Date

1515–24

Medium

Black, red, and ochre chalk on light brown paper (with later, substantive reintegration of the support and drawing surface along the right edges and upper portions of the sheet; detached from canvas support in 1958)

Size

sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (37.5 x 27.3 cm)

Type

Drawings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed