The Head and Shoulders of a Woman in Profile; Separate Studies of Her Head and Ear (recto); Fragment of Drapery Study, Profile of Architectural Molding (verso).
1592
Medium
Black chalk (recto); black chalk, pen and brown ink (verso)
Dimensions
sheet: 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (21.6 x 17.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2004
Accession Number
2004.293a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created around 1592 by Florentine artist Gregorio Pagani a prominent late Mannerist draughtsman and painter trained under Alessandro Allori, *The Head and Shoulders of Woman in Profile; Separate Studies of Her Head Ear (recto); Fragment of Drap Study, Profile of Architecturalolding (verso)* a glimpse into the meticulous preparatory process of Renaissance workshops. Pagani, active in late 16th-century Italy the transition from Mannerism to early Baroque, filled both sides of this compact 8 1/2 x 6 3/4-inch sheet with studies, a common practice to maximize scarce paper. On the recto, delicate b...