Benozzo Gozzoli. Bust of a Woman (recto); Head of a Man, Two Studies of a Woman's Profile, and a Study of An Angel (verso), c. 1458. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Bust of a Woman (recto); Head of a Man, Two Studies of a Woman's Profile, and a Study of An Angel (verso)

by Benozzo Gozzoli

Also known as: Page from a Sketchbook: Bust of a Woman; Head of a Man, an Angel, and Two Small Profile Heads

Inscriptions

in brown ink, lower left (v): "46"

Provenance

Count Giacomo Durazzo (1717-1794), ambassador in Venice to Albert of Sachsen-Teschen, Genoa and Venice 1872: His sale, 19 and 20 November, 1872, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, no. 3914 (as B. Buffalmaco [sic]) -1930: Karl Ewald Hasse (1810-1902), Hanover, (L. 860, stamped lower center, verso) 1930: his sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, auction sale, 9/10 May, 1930, no. 167 (as Benozzo Gozzoli) 1937: with Thomas Agnew and Sons, London, 1937 1937: Purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936). Inaugural Exhibition of the New Print Gallery - Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-November 13, 1938). Old Master Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 4-March 26, 1939). The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30-November 13, 1949). Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959). Aspects of Drawing. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 10-April 2, 1961). Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963). Old Master Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-31, 1964). Old Master Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967). Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9, 1967-January 1, 1968). Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 13-September 19, 1971). Italian Drawings with von Hirsh Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 15-December 4, 1978). Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987). Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

Quick Overview

Artist: Benozzo Gozzoli (Italian, 1420–1497)
Date: c. 1458
Medium: metalpoint with point of brush and brown ink heightened with white gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 20.6 x 14.9 cm (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Secondary Support: 24.9 x 20.8 cm (9 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession no.: 1937.24

More by Benozzo Gozzoli in museum collections

Bust of a Woman (recto)
Benozzo Gozzoli
c. 1458 · Drawing
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00011289
Head of a Man, Two Studies of a Woman's Profile, and a Study of An Angel (verso)
Benozzo Gozzoli
c. 1458 · Drawing
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00011820

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.