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Hendrick Goltzius

Bust of a Warrior

1586/88
Black chalk, with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk, ruled with pen and black ink, on cream laid paper
14 × 9.8 cm (5.5 × 3.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

Netherlandish artists like Hendrick Goltzius studied Classical antiquity to understand the ideal representation of the human face and body. They also turned to Classical inspirations to develop their own imaginative repertoire, as reflected in this rendering of a warrior.

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