Old man`s head in profile
- Artist
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Style
- Neoclassicism
- Genre
- Sketch and study
"Old man’s head in profile" is a compelling old master print that exemplifies the skillful use of sketch and study techniques from the 19th century, likely around 1830. The work captures an aged man's thoughtful profile, reflecting influences of Neoclassicism with its emphasis on clarity and idealized form. As a fine art print, it distinguishes itself from decorative or utilitarian prints of the period. Despite the crude or workmanlike artistic quality common to some prints of this era, it remains a significant example of the craftsmanship that defined the period’s artistic output within the Western tradition.
Related artworks
- ntique vase of marble with intertwining vines and pine and the figure of a wolf by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Metal pin in the room by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Modesty and Vanity by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Matches of wood that closed the door itself by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Marble tomb found in 1765 on the Via Labicana together with two vases and a lamp by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Niobe and her daughter by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Old Capitol that was lit for about one hundred steps by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Metal mirrors, hairpins, pins and other toilet articles by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Forum Roman or Seen close the Palatine one by Felix Vallotton
- The Altarpiece of the Holy Cross by Adam Elsheimer