The Head of a Grotesque Man in Profile Facing Right
Leonardo da Vinci · after 1500
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What the record supports
"The Head of a Grotesque Man in Profile Facing Right" is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, created after 1500. The artwork measures 3 5/8 × 2 1/8 inches (9.2 × 5.4 cm) and was executed in pen and brown ink on off-white paper, which has since darkened. It entered The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in 1917 via the Rogers Fund.
The artist, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), was an Italian Renaissance polymath. The catalogue data classifies this piece as a drawing. Specific details regarding its culture, provenance, exhibition history, or mentions in literature are not provided in the supplied record.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds other works by or related to Leonardo da Vinci, including several drawings such as "A Bear Walking" (ca. 1482–85), "Head of a Man in Profile Facing to the Left" (1490–94), and "The Head of the Virgin in Three-Quarter View Facing Right" (1510–13).
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