Hovedet af en mand 17th century

"Hovedet af en mand" (Head of a Man) is a 17th-century drawing by Flemish Baroque artist Anthony van Dyck. The detailed pen-and-ink study, now housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, features a close-up view of a man's head in profile, adorned with a laurel wreath. Van Dyck's meticulous strokes capture the texture of the man's hair, beard, and the wreath, revealing the artist's mastery of anatomical observation. The drawing is likely a preparatory study for a larger composition and demonstrates the artist's artistic process of developing figures for more elaborate paintings.