Saturday, November 10, 2007

Facial Hair in Art

A Josh Spear blog post pointed me to Etsy Shop and artist ashleyg's new drawings incorporating facial hair. I like this simple style of art, but it also got me thinking of other art with facial hair.

Of course there has been much art over the years that have bearded men, but some stand out in my mind. Those include, Portrait of a Bearded Man by da Vinci, The Oarsmens Breakfast by Renoir, Hand with Globe by Escher, and The Last Supper by da Vinci.

Also, which may be applicable to the topic of facial hair, The Mona Lisa by da Vinci. Mona Lisa is completely without facial hair including eyebrows and eyelashes. They have recently done new scans on this famous painting to reveal some hidden background on the art.

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