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A Green Parrot and Small Sketches of Parrots and Mantids (recto); Studies of Parrots and Other Birds (verso)

ca. 1515-18
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Green Parrot and Small Sketches of Parrots and Mantids (recto); Studies of Parrots and Other Birds (verso)
  • Artist: Giovanni da Udine (Giovanni dei Ricamatori) (Italian, Udine 1487–1564 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1515-18
  • Medium: Brush and color gouache over red-chalk underdrawing (parrots), oen and dark brown ink over black-chalk underdrawing (small sketches) (recto and verso)
  • Dimensions: 21 5/8 × 16 9/16 in. (55 × 42 cm)
    Framed: 23 5/8 in. × 18 1/2 in. × 1 3/8 in. (60 × 47 × 3.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Transferred 1865 Kongl. Museum (NMH 384/1863; NMH 385/1863).
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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