Lorenzo gets some colour in his cheeks

The conservation department at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, have restored the colour to the terracotta bust after Verrocchio.

Terracotta bust of Lorenzo Lorenzo de' Medici, 1478/1521
(image after conservation treatment)
Florentine, 15th or 16th century, probably after a
model by Andrea del Verrocchio and Orsino Benintendi
Painted terracotta
65.8 x 59.1 x 32.7 cm (25 7/8 x 23 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.)
Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1943.4.92
National Gallery of Art, Washington
© 2006 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington