Head of a Bearded Man

by SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst

This head, an example of Italian late Gothic art, is believed to be by Giovanni Pisano, who trained under his father Nicola Pisano (c. 1220/1225 - c. 1284) at his workshop, his so-called “botecca”. In terms of style and technique the head is reminiscent of the many sculptures appearing in the relie