id:			157279
accession number:	1994.15
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.15
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:52.615000

Two Female Heads, first half 17th century. Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564–1651). Red chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 7.8 x 12.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund 1994.15

title:				Two Female Heads
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creation date:			first half 17th century
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1650
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creditline:			Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Netherlands, 17th century
technique:	red chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in brown ink
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Dutch
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564–1651)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 7.8 x 12.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
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support materials:

	description:	light brown laid paper
	watermarks:	

inscriptions:

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	[Nissman, Abromson Ltd., Brookline, Massachusetts]
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fun fact:
These female heads drawn from two angles may have been studies for an instruction book for artists published by Bloemaert in the 1600s.

digital description:
The power and sensitivity of this small drawing depicting two views of the same female head far exceeds the sheet’s modest size.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Brown, Heather Lemonedes.  “Mise en Page.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 19.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 19.
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.15/1994.15_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.15/1994.15_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.15/1994.15_full.tif