Head of a Man Crowned with Laurel: Homer
1850
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1850
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Head of a Man Crowned with Laurel: Homer is a 1850 by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a small, faded print of a man’s head. His curly hair and beard are detailed, with leaves woven into the curls like a crown. The face looks calm but serious, with deep shadows under the eyes and nose. The background is just a plain, light-colored paper. The print looks old, with brown spots and a slightly yellowed edge. The artist signed it in the corner, but the name is hard to read. This style of copying old sculptures was common in the 1800s. Next, look up Romanticism to see how artists used emotion and nature in their work.
