Artwork
Male Head
Male Head is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Male Head is a black-and-white image created around 1650, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image presents a close-up view of a man's face and shoulders, with soft lighting that subtly defines the features and beard against a dark, plain background.
Technique & Style
Thick, textured brushstrokes give the image a rough, handmade quality, achieved through the use of impasto, a technique characterized by applying paint thickly to create a raised surface.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
