Caption

Deformed caricature heads of a man with a cap (Dante?) and a woman, Caricatures, heads and deformities after Leonardo da Vinci, Varie figurae et probae, print, printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar, Antwerp, after drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, 1645, paper, etching, height 72 mm x width 114 mm, The series consists of a title print and thirteen subsequent prints, of which the first state is unnumbered. Every second or third state is numbered with a number-letter combination or just a number., disabilities, deformations, head-gear: cap (men's clothes), caricatures (human types), Two bust-length profile figures face each other across the image, drawn in fine linear etching on a light textured background. The figure on the left wears a draped head covering with long hanging folds and has a pronounced hooked nose, a visible eye with a slightly arched brow, a smiling mouth with defined teeth, and a high cheekbone; shading is created with closely spaced parallel and cross-hatched lines. The figure on the right has a broad, bulbous skull shape with rounded masses at the back of the head, a downturned mouth, a sagging lower face and neck with visible folds, a deep-set eye beneath a heavy brow, and extensive hatching to indicate shadow and form. The background behind and between the figures is filled with diagonal hatched lines, and the overall palette is monochrome with delicate stippling and varied line density.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A83_206

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Rights managed

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53.2Mb (6.4Mb) / 18.2in x 11.3in / 5474 x 3395 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deformed caricature heads man cap Dante woman Caricatures heads deformities Leonardo da Vinci Varie figurae et probae print printmaker Wenceslaus Hollar Antwerp drawing 1645 paper etching height 72 mm x width 114 mm series consists title print thirteen subsequent prints first state unnumbered Every second third state numbered number-letter combination number disabilities deformations head-gear men's clothes caricatures human types Two bust-length profile figures face across image drawn fine linear etching light textured background figure left wears draped head covering long hanging folds pronounced hooked nose visible eye slightly arched brow smiling mouth defined teeth high cheekbone shading created closely spaced parallel cross-hatched lines right broad bulbous skull shape rounded masses back downturned mouth sagging lower face neck visible folds deep-set eye beneath heavy brow extensive hatching indicate shadow form figures filled diagonal hatched lines palette monochrome delicate stippling varied line density