Head of a Man, Two Studies of a Woman's Profile, and a Study of An Angel (verso)

1453·metalpoint with point of brush and brown wash, brush and brown wash, and stylus, heightened with white gouache·Sheet: 20.6 x 14.9 cm (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Secondary Support: 24.9 x 20.8 cm (9 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.)

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Catalogue

Year: 1453
Medium: metalpoint with point of brush and brown wash, brush and brown wash, and stylus, heightened with white gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 20.6 x 14.9 cm (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Secondary Support: 24.9 x 20.8 cm (9 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist: Benozzo Gozzoli

Artist

Benozzo Gozzoli

Painting

Benozzo Gozzoli was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. A pupil of Fra Angelico, Gozzoli is best known for a series of murals in the Magi Chapel of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, depicting festive, vibrant processions with fine attention to detail and a pronounced International Gothic influence. The chapel's fresco cycle reveals a new Renaissance interest in nature with its realistic depiction of landscapes and vivid human portraits. Gozzoli is considered one of the most prolific fresco painters of his generation. While he was mainly active in Tuscany, he also worked in Umbria and Rome.

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