Caption

Allegory of the artist Francesco Mazzoli, known as Parmigianino, print, Trompe-l'oeil of a sculpted relief with an allegory of the artist Francesco Mazzoli, known as Parmigianino. Portrait of the artist crowned by Flying Fame. Below, the genius of painting in front of a painting with Nature as a multi-breasted goddess and a female admirer. Verse in Latin in the lower margin., printmaker: Francesco Rosaspina, Italy, after design by Francesco Rosaspina (attributed to), c. 1780 - c. 1841, Francesco Rosaspina, printmaker, after design by, Attributed to, paper, etching, aquatint, etching and aquatint in red-brown, height 327 mm x width 222 mm, Person, Parmigianino, 'Pictura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, painting, 'Pittura' (Ripa), tools, implements of painter, 'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene, or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts), 'Natura' (Ripa), A sepia-toned engraving showing a winged female figure suspended in the upper right, reaching outward with both arms toward a laurel wreath, a circular medallion at left containing a bearded man wearing a hat and a draped garment, below which a seated nude male figure wearing a helmet and partially draped cloth gestures toward a vertical panel with a faint figure drawing, a reclining female figure with flowing drapery rests at his feet with her head turned upward, an easel with a sketched portrait stands to the right beside a round table holding several shallow dishes, and a decorative textured border framing the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A81_311

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57.7Mb (9.9Mb) / 11.9in x 18.8in / 3579 x 5639 (300dpi)

Keywords

Allegory artist Francesco Mazzoli Parmigianino print Trompe-l'oeil sculpted relief allegory Portrait artist crowned Flying Fame genius painting front Nature multi-breasted goddess female admirer Verse Latin lower margin printmaker Francesco Rosaspina Italy design attributed c 1780 - c 1841 Attributed paper etching aquatint red-brown height 327 mm x width 222 mm Person Pictura symbolic representations allegories emblems Pittura Ripa tools implements painter Natura allegorical figure scene Diana Ephesus breasts sepia-toned engraving showing winged female figure suspended upper right reaching outward arms laurel wreath circular medallion left containing bearded man wearing hat draped garment seated nude male figure wearing helmet partially draped cloth gestures vertical panel faint figure drawing reclining female figure flowing drapery rests feet head turned upward easel sketched portrait stands right beside round table holding several shallow dishes decorative textured border framing composition