The Presentation in the Temple

Attributed to Niccolò Vicentino Italian

After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) Italian

ca. 1520–60

Not on view

An undated note on the mount by Nicholas Turner attributes the print to Vicentino.

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Title: The Presentation in the Temple
Artist: Attributed to Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active ca. 1510–ca. 1550)
Artist: After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
Date: ca. 1520–60
Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks in gray
Dimensions: Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 3/4 in. (41 × 29.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Object Number: 17.50.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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