Head of a Young Man
1716
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1716
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a man’s head turned to the side. Light hits his cheek and neck while shadows soften the rest. Coypel used red, black, and white chalk together to mix tones like paint. The chalk mix gives depth without color. You can almost feel the man’s skin under the lines. Look up Antoine Coypel (French, 1661–1722) to see how his hands shaped French art in the 1700s.
