Apollo and Daphne, ca. 1538–40, Etching, sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola

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Apollo and Daphne, ca. 1538–40, Etching, sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice), Schiavone learned to etch by studying the prints of Parmigianino, the first Italian artist to realize the medium's potential for approximating the spontaneity of drawing. Even more experimental and loose in his approach than his mentor, Schiavone created a number of lively depictions of mythological scenes

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