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Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer

Peter Paul Rubens · 1597

Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer — Peter Paul Rubens
Face & Portrait ★★★ Advanced

What you practise here

Rubens: male portrait, complexion and beard

Start from the skull as a ball, place the brow line and the centre line, then check the thirds of the face before any detail. Compare angles, not features.

Draw this — free, no account Museum source

Public-domain artwork from a museum collection, reproduced for study. 100% real art — 0% AI.

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