Three Head Studies after Leonardo da Vinci
Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
(Bohemian, 1607 - 1677)
Date17th century
MediumEtching
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/16 × 4 5/16 inches (5.56 × 10.95 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1608
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Gallery LabelLeonardo was celebrated for his caricature drawings that were sometimes later engraved, as here, by other artists. Here the caricatures are fairly mild, and prints like this were intended as models for artists to help them render the human face in interesting and incisive ways.
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