Ideal head of a woman
High Renaissance
1525
29.0 x 24.0 cm
British Museum
michelangelo morlaiter (? – ?)
Michelangelo Morlaiter (1766-present) was a Venetian painter & professor at Venice’s Accademia. Known for his sculptures & frescoes, including works in Chiesa dell'Angelo Raffaele.
British Museum (London, United Kingdom)
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About this artwork
- Title: Ideal head of a woman
- Artist: michelangelo morlaiter
- Year: 1525
- Original dimensions: 29.0 x 24.0 cm
- Format: Square
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: British Museum
- Corpus context: morlaiter's portraiture series, humanism & classical ideals
- Keywords: woman’s face study, artistic graphite, grayscale drawing
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
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