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Young Man Reading
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| Artist / Maker | Parmigianino |
|---|---|
| Date | 1530/40 |
| Culture / Origin | Italy |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper |
| Dimensions | 13.8 × 16.4 cm (5 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.) |
| Department | Prints and Drawings |
| Type | Drawing and Watercolor |
About the Artist
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, better known as Parmigianino (1503-1540), was an Italian Mannerist painter, draftsman, and printmaker. In Parma and upon his arrival in Rome in 1524, he experimented with print to study works by artists he admired, such as Raphael. He fled Rome at the time of its sack in 1527, and he moved to Bologna. There, he began his engagement with chiaroscuro woodcuts, collaborating with Ugo da Carpi and Antonio da Trento. Parmigianino then returned to Parma in… Full biography →
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Image & data: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0 / Public Domain.
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