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1540s

Léon Davent

(French)

after Parmigianino

(Italian, 1503–1540)
Culture
France, 16th century
Medium
etching
Support
Antique laid paper with unidentified flower watermark
Measurements
Sheet: 24.4 x 18.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2001.48
Catalogue raisonné
Zerner L.D. 57
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This etching shows the Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist, St. John the Evangelist, Mary Magdalene, Joseph, and other two saints. This composition after a now-lost work by Parmigianino was frequently reproduced in early prints and drawings made in France in the 1540s.
A vertically oriented black ink print depicts seven figures rendered in dense cross-hatching. In the center, a woman in draping robes sits, looking toward two nude children embracing at her feet. To the left, a person holds a chalice with an emerging snake. On the right, two women and a bearded man look inward. A lamb and vessel sit in the bottom corners. Initials "L.D." mark the bottom center.

Sacred Conversation

1540s

Léon Davent, Parmigianino

(French), (Italian, 1503–1540)
France, 16th century

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