Raffael - Kinderkopf nach rechts im Profil, um 1506, 21419b

This delicate study captures the soft features of an infant, likely a model for a Christ Child or infant Saint John the Baptist. The artist uses fine hatching to define the volume of the cheek and the detailed structure of the ear, while loose, circular strokes suggest a mass of thick curls. A collector's or attribution mark 'R.V.' appears in the lower right corner.

As a study from Raphael's Florentine period, this work reflects the Renaissance pursuit of 'disegno'—the idea that drawing is the externalization of an internal intellectual concept. This practice was central to the Neoplatonic belief that observing and perfecting natural forms could reveal divine proportions and universal beauty.