Bishop Saint in Bust-Length (Cartoon for an Altarpiece), Parmigianino, 1503–40

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Bishop Saint in Bust-Length (Cartoon for an Altarpiece), 1503–40, Brush and brown wash over black chalk, 28-1/4 x 16-1/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore), This boldly executed drawing is the only extant cartoon (full-scale drawing) on a monumental scale that can be definitively assigned to Parmigianino. One of the great masters of Italian Mannerism, Parmigianino was born and trained in Parma and worked in Rome and Bologna in the 1520s before returning to his native city

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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