1458
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Bust of a Woman (recto) is a 1458 by Benozzo Gozzoli, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a woman’s head turned slightly away, looking to the side. Her hair is pulled back under a woven headband, and her neck is long and smooth. The background is a flat pink color, with no extra details. The artist used soft lines to show light and shadow on her face and hair. This helps make her look three-dimensional even though it’s just a drawing. Look up sfumato to see how artists like this one blended edges so smoothly.
Benozzo Gozzoli (pronounced ; born Benozzo di Lese; c. 1421 – 4 October 1497) 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…
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