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Head of a Young Woman

Albrecht Dürer · 1522

Head of a Young Woman — Albrecht Dürer
Face & Portrait ★★☆ Intermediate

What you practise here

Head construction: axes, planes and facial proportions

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.

Other artworks to study

Albrecht Dürer, Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (MET 1975.1.862 recto) Albrecht Dürer, Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (MET 1975.1.862 recto) Albrecht Dürer, Six Studies of Pillows (MET 1975.1.862 verso) Albrecht Dürer, Six Studies of Pillows (MET 1975.1.862 verso) Dürer, Albrecht - Study of Hands - 1506 Dürer, Albrecht - Study of Hands - 1506 Albrecht Dürer - Hare, 1502 - Google Art Project Albrecht Dürer - Hare, 1502 - Google Art Project The Rhinoceros (NGA 1964.8.697) enhanced The Rhinoceros (NGA 1964.8.697) enhanced Female Nude Seen from Behind Female Nude Seen from Behind