The Flaying of Marsyas

1526/1530

Parmigianino

Associated Names
Parmigianino

Artist, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

This is a drawing featuring two figures interacting with an animal pelt. The artwork shows two muscular figures, minimally dressed, engaging with the pelt. One figure is facing the pelt and holding it, while the other figure stands behind, observing. The drawing is detailed, emphasizing the figures' movement and the pelt's hanging structure. The traditional style showcases precise anatomy and shading, creating depth. A tree trunk or pillar supports the pelt in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown and black ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on brown prepared laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.5 x 14.1 cm (6 1/2 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.93.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

L. G. Duke; to P. & D. Colnaghi & Col, Tod., London, 1955 (stock number A20841 on verso); to Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1958; gift to NGA in 2010.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Joseph F. McCrindle, The Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1991, no. 10 (as attributed to Bernardino Campi).

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 24-25, no. 1 (entry by Andaleeb Badiee Banta).

Bibliography

2012

  • Banta, Andaleeb Badiee. "A Parmigianino Drawing Rediscovered." Master Drawings 50, no. 1 (March 2012): 49-58, fig. 3, color fig. 1, 4a, 4b.

Inscriptions

by later hand, verso upper left in graphite, Flaying Marsyas; by later hand, verso center in graphite: Perino del Vaga, 1500-1547/ Photographed by BM/LGD; by later hand, verso lower right in graphite, A20841

Markings

black ink smudge at upper right (collector's stamp or printer's ink?)

Wikidata ID

Q64618812

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