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Agostino Carracci, Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel, probably c. 1595, NGA 53383

Agostino Carracci

Agostino Carracci, Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel, probably c. 1595, NGA 53383 — Agostino Carracci
Face & Portrait ★★☆ Intermediate

What you practise here

Pencil/sanguine portrait: likeness and facial chiaroscuro

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

Agostino Carracci - Foot studies - NMH 985-1863 - Nationalmuseum Agostino Carracci - Foot studies - NMH 985-1863 - Nationalmuseum Portrait of the Artist's Son, Antonio Carracci Portrait of the Artist's Son, Antonio Carracci Bust-Length Portrait of a Woman (recto); Bust-Length Study of a Girl (verso) Bust-Length Portrait of a Woman (recto); Bust-Length Study of a Girl (verso) Study of Heads (recto) Study of Heads (recto) Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog Study of Eleven Heads Study of Eleven Heads