Dossi, Dosso. Lady in a Landscape (recto); Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso), c. 1521. brush and brown wash and red chalk (extended with brush and water in places), Sheet: 9.7 x 6.8 cm (3 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.); Secondary Support: 17.5 x 14.9 cm (6 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1980.195. CC0.

Lady in a Landscape (recto); Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso)

c. 1521

Dosso Dossi

Dosso Dossi (Italian, c. 1490-aft 1541)

Drawings

Lady in a Landscape (recto); Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso), c. 1521. Possibly by Dosso Dossi (Italian, c. 1490-aft 1541). Brush and brown wash and red chalk (extended with brush and water in places); sheet: 9.7 x 6.8 cm (3 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.); secondary support: 17.5 x 14.9 cm (6 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1980.195

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Dossi, Dosso
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: brush and brown wash and red chalk (extended with brush and water in places)
Medium: brush, brown, wash, red, chalk, extended, water, places
Dimensions: Sheet: 9.7 x 6.8 cm (3 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.); Secondary Support: 17.5 x 14.9 cm (6 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: recto: SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower center, in graphite: F[ran?] Francia verso: across top and center, in brown ink: si lacha e nero e questo si fa [illegible] / inte nerire, ci lumi poi si / rischiara la tinta da cham[illegible] / hon quasi niente di R[a?]ch[i?] / [l?]a tinta di nero [se?]ra rosa / quo[illegible] niente di lacha
Departments: Drawings
Accession Number: 1980.195
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1980, Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection, Drawings: Discoveries in the Collection, Concept, Dogma and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650
Rights Statement: CC0