Two Female Heads, Abraham Bloemaert, 1600–1650
Abraham Bloemaert, portraitAbraham BloemaertDutch, 1566–1651

Two Female Heads

1600–1650 · Drawing

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Where is “Two Female Heads” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

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Cleveland, United States

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About the work

The power and sensitivity of this small drawing depicting two views of the same female head far exceeds the sheet’s modest size.

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1994.15

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In the life of Abraham Bloemaert

The whole life
  1. c. 1600

    From Haarlem Mannerism to the Baroque

    Having begun in the style of the “Haarlem Mannerists”, by the beginning of the 17th century Bloemaert alters his style in line with the new Baroque style then developing.

  2. 1602

    Son born: Hendrick Bloemaert

  3. 1603

    Son born: Cornelis Bloemaert

  4. 1609

    Son born: Adriaan Bloemaert

  5. 1611

    Co-founds the Utrecht Guild of St Luke

    In 1611, together with the two other leading Utrecht painters, Joachim Wtewael and Paulus Moreelse, Bloemaert founds the Utrecht Guild of Saint Luke, a new painters' guild.

  6. 27 January 1651

    Died

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