Head of a Youth Wearing a Cap; a Right Forearm with the Hand Clutching a Stone; and a Left Hand Holding a Drapery
Sandro Botticelli · 1480/1485 · metalpoint heightened with white gouache on mauve prepared paper
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About this picture
Head of a Youth Wearing a Cap; a Right Forearm with the Hand Clutching a Stone; and a Left Hand Holding a Drapery is a public-domain drawing by Sandro Botticelli, dated 1480/1485. Metalpoint heightened with white gouache on mauve prepared paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Head of a Youth Wearing a Cap; a Right Forearm with the Hand Clutching a Stone; and a Left Hand Holding a Drapery” (1480/1485) has Botticelli’s clear, decorative line. The faces in his myth and religious pictures repeat almost like a signature.
About the artist
Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) was a Florentine painter of myth and religious panels. The line is clear and decorative, and the faces are repeated almost like a signature.
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