# Portrait of a Man [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BONSIGNORI, Francesco]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Black chalk on off-white paper, 361 x 262 mm ## Commentary Portrait of a Man c. 1487 Black chalk on off-white paper, 361 x 262 mm Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna This black chalk drawing is directly related to Bonsignori's portrait of Giovanni Cappello. Contemporary documents mention two kinds of drawings that were part of Bonsignori's portraiture practice. One type of drawing was part of the artists's process, while another type was represented by drawings made after painted portraits. Examples of the latter type were kept in the workshop at least until the middle of the following century by Bonsignori's heir. The present drawing might be one of such work. The drawing is more vigorous than the painting and this led to the suggestion by some critics that the drawing was created by Mantegna for Bonsignori's use. However, the drawing is generally believed to be by Bonsignori himself. ## Related artworks - [Portrait of an Elderly Man]() - [Virgin with Child]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()