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Drawing

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

Young man holding a book with both hands, his face turned round, and nearly in full view; Black chalk, the face tinted with crayons; Said to be the artist’s portrait.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Black chalk, the face tinted with crayons
Black Chalk
Crayon
Drawing
Tinting
Brief description
Parmigianino (ascribed to); Young man holding a book with both hands, his face turned round, and nearly in full view; Black chalk, the face tinted with crayons; Said to be the artist’s portrait; Parmesan School; 16th century.
Physical description
Young man holding a book with both hands, his face turned round, and nearly in full view; Black chalk, the face tinted with crayons; Said to be the artist’s portrait.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.3in
  • Width: 6.2in
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 - Lord Spencer.
Subjects depicted
Man
Book
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 II. 17th-18th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1980, pp. 196-197. The text is as follows: SCHOOL UNKNOWN: mid 18th century 1265 Head and shoulders of a youth or young woman holding a book Inscribed in ink ‘Parmigiano’ on a slip of paper pasted on to the mount; and on the mount itself in pencil ‘from Lord Spencer’s collection’ Black chalk touches with red and yellow chalks 7 ¼ x 6 ¼ (183 x 158) Dyce 286 PROVENANCE Lord Spencer (lugt 1530); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Collection no. 286 (as ‘anonymous, ascribed to Parmigiano…said to be the artist’s portrait’) The sfumato effect which the artist evidently intended to obtain by stumping had been increased by wear, and the drawing is in a state which makes it difficult to judge it. The costume and the pose are characteristic of the 16th century. The drawing may be a record made by a later artist of a cinquecento painting or drawing, or it may be a deliberate imitation.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.286

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2009
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