Head of an old man, ca. 1510

Title

Head of an old man

Draughtsman

• Unknown, 16th century
• German, 15th century alternatively

Verso

Study for the head of a woman

Period Produced

• 16th century
• 15th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• silver alloy
• paper

Technique

• silverpoint drawing
• primary coat

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel der Sammlung William Mitchell, Australien, London und Eastbourne (Lugt 2638)

Watermark

• Nicht feststellbar

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1890

Genre

• personal depiction

Primary

• 61B11(+512) anonymous historical person portrayed (+ three-quarter view portrait)
• 31D16(+4) old man (+ three-quarter view)

Alternative Attribution

• Leonardo da Vinci succession; draughtsman; by literature

Historic Attribution

• Leonardo da Vinci draughtsman
• Ambrosius Holbein draughtsman