Not on display

Cherub's Head

Benozzo Gozzoli (1420 - 1497), Workshop of

Artist/Maker

Material / Technique

Pen and brown ink, wash, heightened with white on reddish prepared paper. Recto: See NMH 57/1863

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 21,5 x 14,3 cm

Inventory numberNMH 58/1863

Other titlesTitel (sv): Kerubhuvud Titel (en): Cherub's Head

DescriptionDescription: Cherub's head seen against halo with eight wings decoratively arranged Inscribed in pen and brown ink at lower right: Del Beato Giou: da Fiesole Domenicano, del quale ne scrive la vita il Vasari, and along the upper margin: Del Beato Giovanni da Fiesole Domenicano morii d'anni 62 1455 (both inscriptions upside down) [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 1041 (verso)]

Collection

Geographical origin

Geogr. härkomst: Italy

MaterialInk, Paper

TechniqueElevated, Wash drawing, Drawing

Object category