The genius of F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino: his works are admired by a seated man representing art and a woman representing nature, while his portrait is crowned by fame. Soft ground etching by F. Rosaspina.

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The genius of F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino: his works are admired by a seated man representing art and a woman representing nature, while his portrait is crowned by fame. Soft ground etching by F. Rosaspina. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bologna : Lodovico Inig

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1 print : soft ground etching, in sanguine ; image 28.9 x 20.4 cm

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Mazzolii genius naturam imitatur: amicis / Ars oculis haeret, doctum mirata laborem; / Auctori meritam volitans dat fama coronam. F. Rosapina sculpsit. Disegni originali di Francesco Mazzola parte della famosa raccolta del Sig. Co. d'Arondell, ora presso M.ur de Non. Incisi da Francesco Rosaspina, e pubblicati da Lodovico Inig Bologna Lettering on verso of sheet: Il più strano capriccio limitò questa raccolta a soli 14 disegni di 36 che dovevano esstre. A compensar quindi li dilettanti e conoscitori Lodevico Inig. ne darà altri 70 incirca dello stesso Mazzola, li quali pure appartenevano al Sig: Co: d'Arondell, e che ora sono posseduti dal Sig: Gio: Ant: Armano

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R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, p. 59, no. 63

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Wellcome Collection 34807i

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