(b. 1728, San Matteo della Decima, d. 1781, Ravenna)
A Bearded Man
1770s
Oil on canvas, 45 x 35 cm
Private collection
This expressive portrait of a bearded man, bust length, in a grey cape is one of a series of character heads painted by Ubaldo Gandolfi throughout the 1770s. The bearded figure appears repeatedly, in various poses and from different angles in the series.
