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Drawing

16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Parmigianino (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Man climbing the side of a column, apparently for the purpose of haranguing an assembly of people; Drawn with the brush, on paper prepared with distemper colour, and heightened with white.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Drawn with the brush, on paper prepared with distemper colour, and heightened with white
Distemper
Drawing
Heightening
Brief description
Parmigianino (ascribed to); Man climbing the side of a column, apparently for the purpose of haranguing an assembly of people; Drawn with the brush, on paper prepared with distemper colour, and heightened with white; Parmesan School; 16th century.
Physical description
Man climbing the side of a column, apparently for the purpose of haranguing an assembly of people; Drawn with the brush, on paper prepared with distemper colour, and heightened with white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9in
  • Width: 5.4in
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
Parmesan School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collection - Sir Peter Lely.
Subjects depicted
Man
Column
People
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1979, p. 226. The text is as follows: VENICE: late 16th century 510 A man climbing up on the base of a column Brush and brown wash, heightened with white, on brown washed paper 9 x 5 ¾ (229 x 146) Dyce 285 PROVENANCE Sir P. Lely (Lugt 2092); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 285 (as ‘anonymous, ascribed to Parmigianino’) The handling is reminiscent of Schiavone and Domenico Tintoretto.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.285

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2009
Record URL
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