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Chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man with long flowing hair, head tilted downward, shaded in black and red chalk on tan paper.

Head of Saint John the Evangelist: Study for the Disputation on the Immaculate Conception

A chalk drawing shows an elderly bearded man seen in three-quarter view, head tilted downward, eyes cast down and long hair swept back over the crown. Soft black chalk shading models the face and beard, with red chalk warming the cheeks and white highlights lifting the curls on a tan ground.

Artist
Giovanni Antonio di Francesco Sogliani
Date
1531/36
Medium
Black and red chalks heightened with white chalk on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2348 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1536).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Margaret Day Blake, Suzanne Searle Dixon and Harold Joachim endowments

Español: Cabeza de san Juan Evangelista, estudio para la Disputa de la Inmaculada Concepción

Un dibujo en gis muestra a un hombre anciano con barba, visto de tres cuartos, con la cabeza inclinada hacia abajo y los ojos bajos. El cabello largo cae hacia atrás sobre la coronilla. El sombreado en negro y los toques en rojo modelan el rostro, con realces blancos sobre un fondo beige.

Português: Cabeça de São João Evangelista, estudo para a Disputa da Imaculada Conceição

Um desenho a giz mostra um homem idoso e barbudo, visto de três quartos, com a cabeça inclinada para baixo e os olhos voltados para baixo. Cabelos longos recuam sobre o alto da cabeça. Sombreado em giz preto e toques de giz vermelho modelam o rosto, com realces brancos sobre um fundo bege.