1458
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Head of a Man, Two Studies of a Woman's Profile, and a Study of An Angel (verso) is a 1458 by Benozzo Gozzoli, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows three loose drawings on a pinkish background. At the top, a winged figure with outstretched arms looks like an angel. Below it, a woman’s profile is drawn in quick, sketchy lines. The third drawing is a man’s face, also rough but with some shading to show his cheekbones and jaw. The angel’s wings are drawn with simple, confident strokes, while the faces feel more like quick notes than finished work. The pink background looks like old paper, maybe reused. If you like sketches like this, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art for more.
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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