Study of a bearded male head

First half of the XVII century. Pencil on laid paper.
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In precise profile and drawn with the energetic touches of a thick pen probably made of reeds, this head is very characteristic of the rough and harsh but fiercely expressive style that Herrera employed while studying isolated heads.

Sánchez Cantón was the first to attribute this drawing to him. Other similar drawings are held in various collections. In addition, he exercised a perceptible influence over Cordovan artists trained in Seville, especially Antonio del Castillo. Some drawings in Florence’s Uffizi, attributed to Agustín del Castillo, are also related to this drawing.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Tres siglos de dibujo sevillano, Sevilla, Fundación Fondo de Cultura de Sevilla, 1996, p.112-113, nº 32

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Inventory number: D000135
Author: Francisco de Herrera the Elder
Title: Study of a bearded male head
Date: First half of the XVII century
Technique: Pencil
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Height: 108 mm; Width: 80 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Sánchez Cantón, F. J., Dibujos Españoles. Vol. III. Siglo XVII, Hauser y Menet, Madrid, 1930, pp. lám. 204.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 94.

Muller, Priscilla E., Contributions to the study of Spanish drawings, The Art Bulletin, 58, 1976, pp. 609.

Angulo Íñiguez, Diego, A corpus of Spanish drawings. III Seville (1600-1650), Harvey Miller, Londres, 1985, pp. nº46 Lám.XIII.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Tres siglos de dibujo sevillano, Fundación Fondo de Cultura de Sevilla, Sevilla, 1996, pp. 112-113, nº 32.

Hoffman-Samland, Jens, 'Anónimo andaluz. Ornamento de volutas...' En:, Dibujos españoles en la Kunsthalle de Hamburgo, Museo Nacional del Prado Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist Univ. Hamburger Kunsthalle, Madrid, 2014, pp. 266 nt.3.