Head of a Youth

Alessandro Allori

Associated Names
Alessandro Allori

Artist, Florentine, 1535 - 1607

The image features a sketch of a person's head and upper part of the neck, slightly turned to the right. The person has defined facial features such as a rounded face, prominent cheeks, and closely drawn eyes and lips. The hair is styled in loose, flowing strands that partially frame the face. The person is not wearing any visible clothing or accessories in the sketch. The drawing is done in a reddish tone on paper, with a background of an empty or plain textured surface.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Bateson, London (Lugt 2604a); Spencer Drummond Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, April 1978; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 91.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center verso in brown ink C.A.

Wikidata ID

Q64534021

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