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Apr 19, 2010
Two Female Heads
Two Female Heads
first half 17th century
Abraham Bloemaert
(Dutch, 1564–1651)
Red chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in brown ink
Support: Light brown laid paper
Sheet: 7.8 x 12.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund 1994.15
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These female heads drawn from two angles may have been studies for an instruction book for artists published by Bloemaert in the 1600s.
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The power and sensitivity of this small drawing depicting two views of the same female head far exceeds the sheet’s modest size.
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