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Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H , Case DG, Shelf 15

Drawing

ca. 1520 - 1540 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two subjects; The first, a winged female figure holding a lifeless man by the arm; probably intended for Mercy interceding for a fallen warrior. The second, Hercules struggling with Cerberus; Apparently designed from an antique gem; Delicately drawn in pen and washed with bistre.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Delicately drawn in pen and washed with bistre
Brief description
Parmigianino; Two subjects; A winged female figure holding a lifeless man by the arm. The second, Hercules struggling with Cerberus; Apparently designed from an antique gem; Drawn in pen and washed with bistre; Parmesan School; ca. 1520-1540.
Physical description
Two subjects; The first, a winged female figure holding a lifeless man by the arm; probably intended for Mercy interceding for a fallen warrior. The second, Hercules struggling with Cerberus; Apparently designed from an antique gem; Delicately drawn in pen and washed with bistre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.3in
  • Width: 6.3in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.276

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2009
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