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This attractive idea is now doubted, but there’s no question that the work is by Boltraffio. One of Leonardo’s apprentices in Milan, Boltraffio adopted his master’s style more faithfully than any of his other students. His use of shadow to model the man’s jowls and the flesh of his nose resembles the style Leonardo developed in Milan. The profile view was outdated in most of Italy when this was painted – Leonardo himself favoured a broader view of his sitters' faces – but the Milanese courts were a little more conservative, so it persisted there for longer.
Title
A Man in Profile
Date
possibly 1498-1516
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 56.5 x W 42.5 cm
Accession number
NG3916
Acquisition method
Mond Bequest, 1924
Work type
Painting
