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Bust of a Man Facing Forward, 1630/40. Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks, in black and light brown ink on cream laid paper.
Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks, in black and light brown ink on cream laid paper · Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 17.5 × 13.3 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Bust of a Man Facing Forward
- Artist
- Jan Lievens Dutch, 1607-1674
- Date
- 1630/40
- Medium
- Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks, in black and light brown ink on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 17.5 × 13.3 cm (6 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus H. Adams, Frank B. Hubachek, and the Alsdorf Foundation
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1607–1674
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.