This is a marble relief with the head of a bearded man, made by Baccio Bandinelli in Florence in about 1550-60. The relief is initialled in the same way as several of Bandinelli's Prophets for the choir of Florence Cathedral and the technique is closely similar. The treatment of the hair and profile relates to a self-portrait of Bandinelli in the Louvre, Paris, but the facial features are different.
Bandinelli (1493-1560) was an Italian sculptor, painter and draughtsman. He was the son of Michelangelo Viviano (1459-1528), a prominent Florentine goldsmith, who was in the good graces of the Medici and who taught Cellini and Raffaello da Montelupo.
Bandinelli is one of the principal Florentine mannerist sculptors. He is best known for his colossal group of Hercules and Cacus (completed 1534) outside the Palazzo della Signoria, Florence and for his hostility to Michelangelo.

Gallery location:
Medieval & Renaissance, Room 64, The Wolfson Gallery

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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)

Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London