Head of a Woman in Profile
Head of a Woman in Profile
Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio was one of Leonardo's closest pupils in Milan. This delicate profile, in silverpoint highlighted with white, shows how closely he absorbed his master's style.
Where to hang it: Hang as a pair with Head of a Man in Profile.
- Printed to order in the UK on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper
- A4 (21 × 29.7 cm) or A3 (29.7 × 42 cm); framed prints arrive with a white mount, ready to hang
- Digital download: a high-resolution file for personal printing
- Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access
Original: Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1490–1500. 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.
Product photos are illustrative mock-ups. Frame colour, finish and mount proportions may differ slightly from those shown.