Artwork
Male Profile Bust
Male Profile Bust is an unspecified painting by the Early Renaissance artist Unknown. It dates from 1492 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A portrait of a man is depicted in a painting held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
A portrait of a man is depicted in a painting held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is shown in profile, facing right, with dark hair and a serious expression, wearing a red tunic with a white collar and a wreath of leaves on his head.
Technique & Style
The artist has captured the man's likeness in detail, conveying a sense of elegance through the rendering of his strong jawline and the wreath.
Context
The background features a stone archway with columns and a dark wall, providing a classical setting for the portrait.
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
Male Profile Bust
Male Profile Bust
Profile Bust of a Man Facing Right (one of 29 painted panels from a frieze)
Male Profile Bust
Profile Bust of a Man Facing Right (one of 29 painted panels from a frieze)
Profile Bust of a Man Facing Right (one of 29 painted panels from a frieze)
Profile Bust of a Man Facing Right (one of 29 painted panels from a frieze)
Profile Bust of a Man Facing Right (one of 29 painted panels from a frieze)
Profile Bust of a Man Facing Right (one of 29 painted panels from a frieze)