Study of the Head of an Old Man
- Date
- 1st half of the 18th c.
- Object type
- painting
- Technique
- oil
- Material
- canvas
- Dimensions
- 66,6 x 84,0 cm
- Acquisition date
- 1783
- Location
- The Palace on the Isle - Hallway, 1st floor
- Place of Origin
- Italy (Europe)
- Owner
- The Royal Łazienki
- Museum number
- ŁKr 950
In the catalogues of the Stanisław August collection the painting was recorded as being by the Italian school. …
The author of the painting was influenced by the art of the Venetian, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682–1754) or his circle. The painterly treatment of the forms, without the use of contours, the rapid brushstrokes, strong chiaroscuro, the expression on the face and the dynamism of the composition (the view foreshortened, from above) are characteristic of the work of Piazzetta and his followers. … [D. Juszczak, H. Małachowicz, The Stanisław August Collection of Paintings at the Royal Łazienki. Catalogue, Royal Łazienki Museum, Warsaw 2016, no. 137, pp. 495–497.]
