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LIPPI, Filippino: Head of an Elderly Man Wearing a Cap

🖼 Head of an Elderly Man Wearing a Cap, c. 1495
Metalpoint on bluish gray prepared paper, heightened with white
190 × 140 cm
Chatsworth, United Kingdom

Weathered features and deep shadows define this elderly face, rendered with precise hatching and subtle modeling. Filippino's study demonstrates Renaissance mastery of human character and aging, capturing psychological depth through technical virtuosity in drawing.

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E. H. Gombrich
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