Self-Portrait

Antonio Susini

c. 1600

bronze (metal)

Rijksmuseum

A bronze bust depicts a man with a beard and mustache, wearing a ruffled collar and a jacket with a cross emblem. The bust is mounted on a wooden pedestal. Around 1600 Giambologna was considered the most famous sculptor active in Europe. The detailing of this polychromed plaster statue closely resembles that of his bronze self-portrait displayed nearby. Both versions would have been made from the same wax model.