# Bust of a Youth [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BARATTA, Giovanni di Isidoro]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Marble, height 79 cm ## Commentary The present bust of a youth shares many distinguishing features with Baratta's other figural sculptures made in the last years of the 17th century. It is carved with hair that gently frames the face with undulating locks and loose curls; individual strands of hair are defined. The pupils and irises are incised, the eyebrows form a distinct ridge that curves around the eyes; the lips are parted and the supple flesh of the cheeks reveals the subject's adolescence. The overriding effect is a light, playful composition suffused with a refinement and grace. ## Related artworks - [Tobias and the Angel]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()