Alessandro Casolani. Profile of a Woman's Head (recto), 1550–1600s. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art

AT-00011721

Profile of a Woman's Head (recto)

by Alessandro Casolani

Also known as: Page From a Sketch Book: The Head of a Woman

View at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Inscriptions

upper left, in graphite: x

Provenance

George Hibbert, London (according to Agnew sale catalogue, 1965; Lugt 2849, not stamped); Coghlan Briscoe, Dublin (Agnew sale catalogue, 1965; Lugt 347c, not stamped); Dr. W. M. Crofton (Agnew sale catalogue, 1965). [Thomas Agnew & Sons]

Exhibition history

Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966).

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

Quick Overview

Artist: Alessandro Casolani (Italian, 1552/53–1607)
Date: 1550–1600s
Medium: black chalk(?) with traces of red chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 21.3 x 14 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: L. E. Holden Fund
Accession no.: 1966.120.a

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