Two Studies of the Head of a Youth

Baccio Bandinelli was a Florentine sculptor active in the 16th century whose monumental marble works and bronze reliefs established him as a commanding figure in Renaissance sculpture. Working in the tradition of Michelangelo and Donatello, he specialized in large-scale public commissions and mythological subjects executed with technical precision and dramatic intensity. His practice encompassed both freestanding figures and architectural ornament, executed in marble, bronze, and terracotta.