Tomb of a Bishop

1540s

Battista Angolo del Moro after Parmigianino

Associated Names
Battista Angolo del Moro

Artist, Italian, c. 1515 - 1573

Parmigianino

Artist After, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

This is a drawing of a religious scene. The upper portion shows a seated figure with a child, flanked by two winged angelic beings holding musical instruments. The figures are surrounded by floral motifs and display grandeur and reverence in their poses. Below is an arrangement with inscriptions framed by two cherub-like figures. The lower portion shows a gathering of figures dressed in ornate robes and hats, in a ceremonial or ecclesiastical setting. The style resembles Raphael, with intricate detail and a classical composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lesley Hill and Alan Stone

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36 x 25.7 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 36.2 x 25.8 cm (14 1/4 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.7.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 13

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 23.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

on tomb in image: Greek inscription; by later hand, across upper verso in graphite: Battista del Moro detto il Torbido / after Parmigianino Bartsch 16. p. 184; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: AL

Wikidata ID

Q76336569

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