Study Head of a Bearded Man
Frans Floris, I (Netherlandish, by 1520–1570)
c. 1565
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front.
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About this work
In the upper-left corner of this painting, just barely visible against the black background, a monogram reading FFF identifies the artist as Frans Floris, who operated a large and influential workshop in Antwerp. This panel served as a head study (possibly of Hercules), a technique Floris often used to work through expressions and characters for finished compositions. His practice anticipated the tronie—Dutch for “head”—studies popular in the 17th century among artists such as Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens.
- Artist
- Frans Floris, I (Netherlandish, by 1520–1570)
- Date
- c. 1565
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Origin
- Flanders
- Style
- 16th Century
- Collection
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Reference
- 1990.557 · Art Institute of Chicago