Two Female Heads
Abraham Bloemaert · 1600–1650 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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The power and sensitivity of this small drawing depicting two views of the same female head far exceeds the sheet’s modest size. These female heads drawn from two angles may have been studies for an instruction book for artists published by Bloemaert in the 1600s.
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- Maker
- Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651)
- Date
- 1600–1650
- Medium
- red chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in brown ink
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 7.8 x 12.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Netherlands
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
