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Half-length portrait of a youth looking upwards, Venetian, 15th century
Venetian, 15th century;
Half-length portrait of a youth looking upwards
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Venetian, 15th century;

Half-length portrait of a youth looking upwards, ca. 1500

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354 x 255 mm
Physical Description
Black chalk, painted over with brush, on ribbed laid paper tinted grey-brown, distance of chain lines (vertical) |40|39|41|41|39|39|
Inventory Number
453
Object Number
453 Z
Acquisition
Acquired in 1842
Status
On loan

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This painstakingly executed drawing by a hitherto unknown Venetian master from about 1500 probably served as a preliminary study for a large-scale painting. The headgear, a beretto, reveals that it is not the depiction of a saint we see here, but the portrait of a donor or other accompanying figure directing his gaze upward in devotion. The emphatic handling of light and dark colour values lend the portrait an almost sculptural effect.

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15.11.2024