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Bust of a Young Man

ca. 1530/40 | Conrat Meit

The almost physical presence and lifelikeness of this bust are highly unusual for a work from that period. This effect is further enhanced by the direction of the young man’s gaze and the bust’s nicely differentiated polychromy. It is an early example of a portrait bust executed in the round, a type that became popular in Northern Europe around 1500. Unfortunately, we know neither the sitter’s name nor the context for which this bust was intended.

Bust of a Young Man
Bust of a Young Man

The almost physical presence and lifelikeness of this bust are highly unusual for a work from that period. This effect is further enhanced by the direction of the young man’s gaze and the bust’s nicely differentiated polychromy. It is an early example of a portrait bust executed in the round, a type that became popular in Northern Europe around 1500. Unfortunately, we know neither the sitter’s name nor the context for which this bust was intended.

previously attributed to:
Conrat Meit (um 1475/80 Worms - 1550/51 Antwerpen) DNB

Time:
ca. 1530/40

Object Name
statue; clay sculpture

Culture
Netherlandish

Material/technology:
Painted terracotta

Dimensions:
H. 48 cm, B. 60 cm, T. 25 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer

Invs.
Kunstkammer, 8919

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