1792
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Heads of Two Women is a 1792 by Francesco Bartolozzi, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows two women’s faces turned toward each other. Their hair is styled in soft curls, with one woman’s hair pinned back and the other’s flowing loosely. Both wear simple, flowing fabrics that blend into the background, leaving their faces as the focus. The lines are delicate but precise, with shading that makes the faces look three-dimensional. The artist used a technique that highlights light and shadow carefully. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how this effect works.
Francesco Bartolozzi (21 September 1727 – 7 March 1815) was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London. He is noted for popularizing the "crayon" method of engraving.
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