Head of a Bearded Man
Domenico Fetti · 1588/89–1623
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What the record supports
"Head of a Bearded Man" is a drawing by Domenico Fetti, created between 1588/89 and 1623. The work measures 34.9 x 24.6 cm and is executed in black chalk, red, yellow, and pink pastel, highlighted with white on gray-green paper. It was acquired through the Harry G. Sperling Fund in 1981 and is classified under Drawings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department.
Domenico Fetti was an Italian painter, born around 1589 and active until his death in 1623. No nationality is specified in the provided artist authority record. The specific culture and provenance of "Head of a Bearded Man" are not detailed in the catalogue data.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection also includes other works attributed to Domenico Fetti, such as "The Parable of the Mote and the Beam" (ca. 1619) and "Salvator Mundi" (ca. 1622–23), as well as "The Good Samaritan" (ca. 1618–22). Additionally, the museum holds several works "d'après Domenico Fetti" or later copies and interpretations.
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Related holdings by the same hand
The Parable of the Mote and the Beam
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Salvator Mundi
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La Flutiste, d'après Domenico Fetti
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Melancholia
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The Good Samaritan
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Parable of the mote and the beam
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Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull
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The Virgin, hands folded on her chest, looking upwards
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