Saint Roch with a Donor

c. 1603

Francesco Brizio, after Parmigianino

Associated Names
Francesco Brizio

Artist, Italian, c. 1575 - 1623

Parmigianino

Artist After, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

The image shows two men. One man is standing upright with his right arm bent upwards towards his chest. He has strong facial features, a defined jawline, a short beard, and curly hair. He wears a loose garment draped over his shoulders and a cloak. The other man is kneeling and looking up at the standing man. He has an elderly appearance with a pronounced nose, a beard, and short hair, and wears a fur-trimmed coat. Next to the kneeling man is a dog looking towards the standing man. The background features textured foliage, trees, shrubbery, clouds, and sunlight.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Bert Freidus

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.1 × 26.1 cm (14 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.), trimmed within platemark

  • Accession Number

    2016.151.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802-1821, no. 9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Antiquarius srl, Rome); purchased 2016 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.9.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: ILLVSTRISSIMO PRINCIPI ALEXANDRO ESTENSI CARD: AMPLISSIMO / Mirum opus effigies ROCHI, quam pinxerat auctor / Mirificus BRICI mirifice ere nitet / Haec tibi ALEXANDER debentur dona refulges / Murice qui sacro mirus et ingenio; lower left in plate: Franc: Parm. inv.; lower right in plate: Fran. Bric. f.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 27

Wikidata ID

Q77112258

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