A Standing Youth Gesturing to His Right

1723

Anton Maria Zanetti I, after Parmigianino

Associated Names
Anton Maria Zanetti I

Artist, Italian, 1680 - 1757

Parmigianino

Artist After, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

The image shows a person in a dynamic pose, with one arm extended upward and the other arm holding onto a draped piece of fabric. The individual's body is angled slightly to the side, standing on one leg with the other bent at the knee. The facial features are softly defined with a serene expression, and the hair appears wavy. The person is unclothed, with the fabric strategically covering parts of the body. The background has a monochrome color scheme with a decorative pattern on the right side. There are no prominent jewelry pieces or objects, and the setting suggests a stylized, artistic representation without a defined three-dimensional background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in deep purple, light brown, and pink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.4 × 7.6 cm (6 1/16 × 3 in.)
    sheet: 15.7 × 7.7 cm (6 3/16 × 3 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.56.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Todd Butler (Lugt 4434). (James A. Bergquist, Boston); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: no. 13

Inscriptions

upper right in image: P. / AM / 1723; by later hand in graphite, verso: B 13

Markings

recto: in block, at upper right: P / AM / 1723; verso: Todd Butler (Lugt 4434)

Wikidata ID

Q77007106

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