Bust Portrait of a Young Man

Prints and Drawings

1620/25

Simon Vouet
French, 1590-1649

The Parisian Simon Vouet became one of the most influential artists of his generation. He went to Italy as a young man and worked in Caravaggio’s wake in Rome. This compelling depiction of a disheveled, nude young man (possibly a self-portrait) has an immediacy and a naturalism characteristic of the Baroque. The figure’s engaging gaze into our space draws us in.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Simon Vouet
Title: Bust Portrait of a Young Man
Place: France (Artist's nationality)
Date: Made 1620–1625
Medium: Black and red chalk, with stumping, on tan laid paper
Dimensions: 14.2 × 11.9 cm (5 5/8 × 4 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Regenstein Endowment Fund
Reference Number: 2010.337
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