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Wilton album, folio 19c: The Return of the Prodigal Son; the father on the right kissing the kneeling son on the left

1535–40
Not on view
On folio 19 with ten other prints: 27.78.1(88-89 and 91-98). Inscribed in pen and ink along the lower margin of the album folio: 'Inigo Jones so fond of Parmegiano, that he bought the Prints of the Imperfect Plates, which are no [sic] here in this Book'
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
A late impression from an intermediary state before the reworking of the artist's monogram described by Richardson. For a strong impression of an earlier state see The Metropolitan Museum Mariette Album (folio 13). The print was copied by Georges Reverdy [Gaspare Reverdino] (B. XV.473.14), see 27.78.1(128). According to Richardson, and Bartsch, who described the copy, the print is after a design by Parmigianino.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wilton album, folio 19c: The Return of the Prodigal Son; the father on the right kissing the kneeling son on the left
  • Artist: Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice)
  • Artist: Design attributed to Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Date: 1535–40
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 9/16 × 3 1/2 in. (14.1 × 8.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.78.1(90)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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