Caption

Three heads of philosophers, Collection of various pieces serving the art of portraiture, Drawing examples for portraits, print, printmaker: Stefano della Bella, France, publisher: François Langlois, Paris, grantor of privilege: French Crown, 1620 - 1647, paper, etching, height 85 mm x width 138 mm, A monochrome line drawing of three bearded male heads in close proximity, the central face shown frontally with a full curly beard and downward gaze, the left face in profile facing inward with tightly curled hair and a beard, and the right face in three-quarter view with a receding hairline and thinner beard; all heads are rendered with fine flowing contour lines and cross-hatching, set against a lightly textured pale background with small subtle stains.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A92_160

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36.2Mb (8.6Mb) / 15.3in x 9.2in / 4576 x 2765 (300dpi)

Keywords

Three heads philosophers Collection various pieces serving art portraiture Drawing examples portraits print printmaker Stefano della Bella France publisher François Langlois Paris grantor privilege French Crown 1620 - 1647 paper etching height 85 mm x width 138 mm monochrome line drawing three bearded male heads close proximity central face shown frontally full curly beard downward gaze left face profile facing inward tightly curled hair beard right face three-quarter view receding hairline thinner beard heads rendered fine flowing contour lines cross-hatching set lightly textured pale background small subtle stains