# A Bearded Man

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GANDOLFI, Ubaldo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandolfi-ubaldo-r676b2238aab35c>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 45 x 35 cm

## Commentary

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.

## Related artworks

- [Emperor Henry IV at Canossa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandolfi-ubaldo-r676b2238aab35c/emperor-henry-iv-at-canossa-rd0308dd0ab0179>)
- [Portrait of a Young Boy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandolfi-ubaldo-r676b2238aab35c/portrait-of-a-young-boy-rdace7109393bb7>)
- [The Visitation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandolfi-ubaldo-r676b2238aab35c/the-visitation-rf632a7c72c3d50>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)