This freestanding, beige, terracotta bust shows the head and shoulders of a cleanshaven man, Giuliano de' Medici, wearing a suit of armor. The bust is straight across the bottom so it rests directly on the white surface on which it is photographed. In this view, the man’s shoulders are square to us, and he looks off to our right, chin lifted. His eyes are blank, and he has a bumped, aquiline nose and rounded cheeks. His lips are closed, the corners slightly pulled back. His thick, curly hair is cut to create an angle down from his eyebrows, on either side of his forehead, to the back of his…

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Giuliano de' Medici

Andrea del Verrocchio (Florentine, c. 1435 - 1488)

c. 1475/1478

Medium: terracotta
Classification: Sculpture
Dimensions: overall: 61 x 66 x 28.3 cm (24 x 26 x 11 1/8 in.)
Culture: Florentine
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line: Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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