Head of a Woman

This is a study of a womans head that I did, of someone elses study. The artist is Jacopo da Pontormo (1494-1557) from Florence. I tried to look him up on the internet for more information, but had a hard time finding anything substantial. After doing this I could appreciate the challenge of making the face and body have a soft fleshy feel rather than a wooden look. Something I would like to work on!! As well as the eyes looking soft and in one direction. Anyway, moving on, this is a study and I hope to do more so I can get a better feel for things.