Who painted Profile Portrait of a Woman and a Man?

Profile Portrait of a Woman and a Man was painted by Lorenzo II Quaglio in 1841.

Where can I see Profile Portrait of a Woman and a Man?

Profile Portrait of a Woman and a Man is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

Artwork

Profile Portrait of a Woman and a Man

Profile Portrait of a Woman and a Man is a print by Lorenzo II Quaglio. It dates from 1841 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

Overview

Created circa 1841, the Profile Portrait of a Woman and a Man is a lithographic print by Lorenzo II Quaglio, a Munich‑born artist of the Italian Quaglio family. The work belongs to the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art and exemplifies Quaglio’s activity in genre painting and printmaking during the early nineteenth century.

Subject & Meaning

The image presents two figures in profile: a young woman with her hair gathered in a loose bun and a man whose forehead is accentuated by a high, ruffled collar. Both subjects look slightly away, their expressions restrained and unsmiling, conveying a quiet, contemplative atmosphere rather than overt narrative.

Technique & Style

Executed in lithography, the print relies on soft, graduated lines that model the faces in three dimensions. Subtle shading creates a modest chiaroscuro effect, giving depth to the profiles while maintaining the delicate, linear quality typical of Quaglio’s print work.

History & Provenance

The piece entered the Cleveland Museum of Art’s holdings as part of its nineteenth‑century European print collection. It reflects Quaglio’s broader output in Munich, where he worked as a genre painter and lithographer, contributing to the diffusion of Italian artistic traditions in a German context.

Artist & collection

Artist

Lorenzo II Quaglio

Lorenzo Quaglio the Younger (19 December 1793 – 15 March 1869) was a genre painter and lithographer, born in Munich in the Electorate of Bavaria to the long Italian pedigree of Quaglios.