Saint John the Baptist in the wilderness
Maker
(artist)
1503-1540
(woodcutter)
ca. 1510-ca. 1550 (Life dates)
1503-1540
(woodcutter)
ca. 1510-ca. 1550 (Life dates)
Title
Saint John the Baptist in the wilderness
Date of Production
1520 - 1550
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in black and green ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 14.1 cm
Width: 13.9 cm
Width: 13.9 cm
Accession Number
G.1978.PG.33
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
Colnaghi, London; purchased there by Count Antoine Seilern, London (1901-1978), 17 July 1959 (£14); 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. 30
ill. on p. 147
Takahatake, Naoko (ed.), The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018, Munich, London, New York
no. 27
Gnann, Achim, Parmigianino: Die Zeichnungen, Petersberg 2007
p. 191 ...More
Parmigianino tradotto: la fortuna di Francesco Mazzola nelle stampe di riproduzione fra il Cinquecento e l'Ottocento, Biblioteca palatina, Parma, 29 Mar. - 27 Sept. 2003
under no. 92
Parmigianino - Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Courtauld, London, 1987
cat. no. 30
ill. on p. 14
Bartsch, Adam, Le peintre graveur, Vienna 1803-21
XII.73.17 ...Less
cat. no. 30
ill. on p. 147
Takahatake, Naoko (ed.), The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018, Munich, London, New York
no. 27
Gnann, Achim, Parmigianino: Die Zeichnungen, Petersberg 2007
p. 191 ...More
Parmigianino tradotto: la fortuna di Francesco Mazzola nelle stampe di riproduzione fra il Cinquecento e l'Ottocento, Biblioteca palatina, Parma, 29 Mar. - 27 Sept. 2003
under no. 92
Parmigianino - Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Courtauld, London, 1987
cat. no. 30
ill. on p. 14
Bartsch, Adam, Le peintre graveur, Vienna 1803-21
XII.73.17 ...Less
Inscriptions
Inscription: recto, lower margin, printed in negative within frame of image : AT [monogram of Antonio da Trento]
Inscription: verso, lower centre, graphite : cut //
Inscription: verso, lower right, graphite : 3 //
Inscription: verso, lower centre, graphite : cut //
Inscription: verso, lower right, graphite : 3 //
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