Wilton album, folio 20b:The Entombment; Joseph of Arimathea (?) on the left holding a crown of thorns above Christ's head

On folio 20 with one other print: 27.78.1(99)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
One of two versions of the subject. Zani attributed this version to Parmigianino's follower, Jacopo Bertoia. Following Oberhuber most scholars now accept that Parmigianino made two versions of this deisgn (B.XVI.8.5 and B.XVIII.300.46), one of which (B.XVIII.300.46) was formerly attributed to Reni

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  • Title: Wilton album, folio 20b:The Entombment; Joseph of Arimathea (?) on the left holding a crown of thorns above Christ's head
  • Artist: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Date: 1524–27
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/16 × 9 3/8 in. (30.6 × 23.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.78.1(100)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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