Young Man with a Beard
1650
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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François Quesnel
François Quesnel was a French painter of Scottish extraction.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Young Man with a Beard is a 1650 by François Quesnel, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a bearded man with curly hair and a serious expression. His beard is thick, and his eyebrows are dark and slightly arched. The background is plain, so the focus stays on his face. The artist used soft shading to show depth in the hair and beard, making them look almost three-dimensional. This style was common in portraits from this time. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how artists used light and shadow like this.
François Quesnel was a French painter of Scottish extraction.
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