Dossi, Dosso. Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso), c. 1521. pen and brown ink with red chalk, 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.b. CC0.

Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso)

c. 1521

Dosso Dossi

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

Drawings

Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso), c. 1521. Possibly by Dosso Dossi (Italian, c. 1490-aft 1541). Pen and brown ink with red chalk; 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.b

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Dossi, Dosso
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: pen and brown ink with red chalk
Medium: pen, brown, ink, red, chalk
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: 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.b
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: CMA, Concept, Dogma, and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650 (Aug. 27-Oct. 20, 1991).<br>CMA, Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection (Dec. 15, 1986-Mar. 1, 1987).<br>CMA, Treasures on Paper (May 10-July 24, 1988).<br>CMA, "Year in Review for 1980" (June 24-July 19, 1981), cma Bulletin 68 (1981), p. 216 no. 189, illus. p. 186.
Rights Statement: CC0