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Head of a Young Boy
Creator
Jan CossiersFlemish Artist · 1600–1671
All works by this person →Before settling in Antwerp in 1627, Flemish artist Jan Cossiers served two apprenticeships and traveled throughout Italy and France. A year later he became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke. His earliest known works were mostly life-sized scenes of the daily life of colorful subjects such as smokers, gypsies, and fortune-tellers. A colleague recommended Cossiers to the Flemish painter Peter Paul
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- about 1658
- Medium
- Red and black chalk
- Culture
- Flemish
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Jan Cossiers probably drew this portrait sketch of his son Cornelis from life. He quickly captured the tilt of his son's head as he stares fixedly over his right shoulder. Loose, flowing strokes capture his strong profile, slightly open mouth, and tousled, shoulder-length hair. Black chalk delineates the boy's features, such as the hair, upturned nose and prominent upper lip, while subtle touches of red chalk describe the flesh tones. Cossiers made many sketches of his children, including the six sons from his second wife. He arranged the sketches, few of which survive, in accordance with the children's ages, beginning with the sheet representing the youngest boy. The number *36* in the upper left corner of the sheet indicates that there were once at least thirty-six numbered drawings grouped together.
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