The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
The Entombment
1529–1530
(Italian, 1503–1540)
Sheet: 27.1 x 20.4 cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Dorothea Wright Hamilton Fund 1985.10
Catalogue raisonné: Bartsch 106 (as Reni, XVIII.300)
Location: not on view
Description
One of the most important Mannerist painters, Parmigianino was the first artist to exploit the fluid, expressive potential of etching. The graphic vocabulary of the day (derived from engraving techniques) consisted of parallel and cross-hatched lines. Etching, a new technique developed around 1510, freed the artist from both the traditional vocabulary of engraving and dependence on reproductive printmakers. Parmigianino used the medium to convey the grace and spontaneity of his pen and ink drawings. Of the twenty etchings attributed to him, this is generally considered his masterpiece.- [Colnaghi, London]
- Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
- {{cite web|title=The Entombment|url=false|author=Parmigianino|year=1529–1530|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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