The Head of a Woman in Profile Facing Left
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Leonardo da Vinci|Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio
Artist bio: Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise|Italian, Milanese, 1467–1516
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1490–1500
Medium: Silverpoint and leadpoint, highlighted with white gouache, on pale blue-gray (indigo) prepared paper. Media tested by the Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and fiber optics reflectance spectroscopy (FORS); October 1, 2019.
Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/16 x 4 in. (13.2 x 10.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1917
Accession year: 1919
Tags: Heads|Profiles|Women