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  Worldvisitguide > Places > J. Paul Getty Museum > European Painting > Italian Paintings 1500-1600 > Bust of a Young Man
Bust of a Young Man

Date : near 1520

Material : Bronze, Silver, Gilded bronze
J. Paul Getty Museum
Italian Paintings 1500-1600
North Pavilion - First Floor - Section N204
Item 1 on 20
European Painting
Sculpture (Buste)

Area related
Mantoue


Description   

Nicknamed Antico (Italian for "ancient") because of his copies of Roman portrait busts and small versions of ancient statues, this artist was trained as a goldsmith and often adopted the ancient technique of contrasting the dark brown of bronze with gold or silver, as in the eyes here.

 
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