Andrea Solario

Bust of a Bearded Figure

1515–24
Black, red, and ochre chalk on light brown paper (with later, substantive reintegration of the support and drawing surface along the right edges and upper portions of the sheet; detached from canvas support in 1958)
37.5 × 27.3 cm (14.8 × 10.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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