People waiting below a pedestal; a cherub above them. Colour etching by F. Rosaspina after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.
- Parmigianino, 1503-1540.
- Date:
- 1700-1799
- Reference:
- 2489277i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A drawing in the possession of the brothers Brunelli in Bologna, Giovanni Angelo Brunelli and Gabriele Brunelli. Giovanni Angelo (1722-1804) was an astronomer and geographer who helped to draw up the boundaries between the South American possessions of Portugal and Spain, and wrote three works on aspects of Brazil. Gabriele (Gabriello) (1728-1797) was professor of botany at the university of Bologna
Publication/Creation
1700-1799
Physical description
1 print : etching, with aquatint and plate tone, printed in brown and black ; platemark 32.2 x 21 cm
Lettering
Ex pinacotheca Jo. Ange. et Gabri. Brunelli frat.um Bononiae. F. Mazzola in. F. Rosaspina fecit.
Notes
One of several drawings of similar compositions by Parmigianino, of which more than one was etched by Rosaspina (Kárpáti, loc. cit.).
References note
Zoltán Kárpáti, The alchemy of beauty: Parmigianino. drawings and prints, Budapest 2009, pp. 44-49
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2489277i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores