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Frontispiece

before 1749
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Frontispiece
  • Artist: Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder (Italian, Venice 1680–1767 Venice)
  • Sitter: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Date: before 1749
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in blue and black
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/16 × 8 7/8 in. (30.7 × 22.5 cm)
    Image: 8 15/16 × 7 5/16 in. (22.7 × 18.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.565.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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