Study for Saint John the Baptist
Maker
(artist)
1503-1540
1503-1540
Title
Study for Saint John the Baptist
Date of Production
(circa) 1527
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 11.2 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.PG.397
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Count Alexander von Frey, Paris and Lucerne (1882-1952); by descent to his wife, Mrs E. von Frey, Bremen; her sale, Sotheby's (London), 25 June 1970, lot 25; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Count Antoine Seilern, London (1901-1978) (£3,600); Princes Gate Bequest 1978
Exhibition History
Drawings Gallery Display - The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at The Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/05/2022-06/05/2022
Parmigianino - Paintings, Drawings, Prints, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/05/1987-12/07/1987
Parmigianino - Paintings, Drawings, Prints, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/05/1987-12/07/1987
Literature
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at The Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2022
cat. no. 29
ill. on p. 145, UV detail is fig. 50 on p. 144
Parmigianino: dessins du Louvre, Musée du Louvre, Paris, 17 December 2015-15 February 2016 Paris 2015
p. 110n3
Gnann, Achim, Parmigianino: Die Zeichnungen, Petersberg 2007
vol. I, p. 199 and vol. II, no. 649
ill. on p. 513 ...More
Parmigianino - Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Courtauld, London, 1987
cat. no. 18
Popham, A. E., Catalogue of the Drawings of Parmigianino, New Haven and London 1971
no. 688
pl. 116
listed as located in Bremen with a note that it had just been purchased by Seilern
Seilern, Count Antoine, Recent Acquisitions at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7, London 1971; VI
no. 397
pl. VII
dated shortly before 1527
Sotheby's, London, Old Master drawings, 25 June 1970
lot 25
ill. ...Less
cat. no. 29
ill. on p. 145, UV detail is fig. 50 on p. 144
Parmigianino: dessins du Louvre, Musée du Louvre, Paris, 17 December 2015-15 February 2016 Paris 2015
p. 110n3
Gnann, Achim, Parmigianino: Die Zeichnungen, Petersberg 2007
vol. I, p. 199 and vol. II, no. 649
ill. on p. 513 ...More
Parmigianino - Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Courtauld, London, 1987
cat. no. 18
Popham, A. E., Catalogue of the Drawings of Parmigianino, New Haven and London 1971
no. 688
pl. 116
listed as located in Bremen with a note that it had just been purchased by Seilern
Seilern, Count Antoine, Recent Acquisitions at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7, London 1971; VI
no. 397
pl. VII
dated shortly before 1527
Sotheby's, London, Old Master drawings, 25 June 1970
lot 25
ill. ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: “parmigiano”. Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, modern hand: "964".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: “parmigiano”. Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, modern hand: "964".
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