Benozzo Gozzoli. 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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Head of a Man, Two Studies of a Woman's Profile, and a Study of An Angel (verso)

by Benozzo Gozzoli

Also known as: Head of a Man (in profile, facing left), an Angel and two small profile busts.; Head of a Man, an Angel, and Two Small Profile Heads

Inscriptions

upper right, in brown ink: [42?] [partially masked] ; lower left, in brown ink: 48

Provenance

K. E. Hasse (Lugt 860, stamp, lower left, in blue ink)

Exhibition history

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).

Quick Overview

Artist: Benozzo Gozzoli (Italian, 1420–1497)
Date: c. 1458
Medium: metalpoint with point of brush and brown wash, brush and brown wash, and stylus, 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.b

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
Bust of a Woman (recto); 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-00011318

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