Saint Matthias. Engraving after the Master F.P. after G.F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.
- Parmigianino, 1503-1540.
- Date:
- [153-?]
- Reference:
- 2819156i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Saint Matthias was named in the Acts of the Apostles (1.18-26) as the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. Here he holds a sword under his right arm with the point in the air
Publication/Creation
[153-?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving
Lettering
F.P.
Bears monogram "FP" in the bottom right corner
Creator/production credits
"F.P." or "The Master FP" is the name given by Bartsch (loc. cit.) and subsequent scholars to an unidentified printmaker who produced engravings after drawings by, or in the manner of, Parmigianino. The 26 prints listed by Bartsch include a set of thirteen engravings of Christ and the Apostles. The initials FP, placed on the left side of the prints in this set are those of Parmigianino ("Francesco il Parmigianino"), not of the printmaker: they indicate the author of the design or of the manner. Early copies in reverse were made of some of them by (presumably) another printmaker, with the monogram FP etched in the correct direction but on the right hand side of the sheet. The present print is one of the copies after F.P.
References note
Adam Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, Würzburg 1920-1922, vol. XVI, pp. 13-15, "pièces marquées des lettres F.P." after no. 13
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2819156i
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
20 Parmigianinesque prints on one mount, by and after the Master FP after Parmigianino, by A. Meldola (Meldolla) lo Schiavone, and after Parmigianino
Location Status Access Closed stores