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Document identity
localId
149969
label
Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso)
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
149969
contentType
drawing
title
Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso)
date
c. 1521
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79931869
creators
25582
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
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.)
cul
Italy, Ferrarese, 16th century
accession
1980.195.b
Source extras
tec
pen and brown ink with red chalk
tombstone
Bust-Length Profile of an Old Woman (verso), c. 1521. Possibly by Dosso Dossi (Italian, c. 1490–after 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
supportMaterials
description
cream(3) laid paper perimeter mounted to a false margin of several layers
collection
DR - Italian
inscriptions
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
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:44:17.461000
sourceId
149969
dept
Drawings
coll
DR - Italian
med
pen and brown ink with red chalk
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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dabe54e2102892f5