Bust of a Warrior

Art Institute of Chicago

Bust of a Warrior

Hendrick Goltzius

Date
1586/88
Medium
Black chalk, with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk, ruled with pen and black ink, on cream laid paper
Culture
Netherlands
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

Netherlandish artists like Hendrick Goltzius studied Classical antiquity to understand the ideal representation of the human face and body. They also turned to Classical inspirations to develop their own imaginative repertoire, as reflected in this rendering of a warrior.

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Object type
AAT300033973

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