Moses Striking Water from the Rock

1546

Giulio Bonasone, after Polidoro da Caravaggio (formerly after Parmigianino)

Associated Names
Giulio Bonasone

Artist, Bolognese, c. 1500/1510–after 1574

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Artist After, Lombard, c. 1499 - 1543

Parmigianino

Artist After, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

This is an illustration of a group of figures gathered around a central event in a communal or public space. Various figures, including adults and children, are depicted engaged in the scene. Two figures on the right are shown performing an action with a vessel or container. They are dressed in classical robes, and their postures convey anticipation and activity. Wooden structures resembling buildings are present in the background, along with hills or vegetation. The illustration exhibits detailed textures in the robes and architecture, resembling the style of Parmigianino.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Dewayne and Faith Perry

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.5 × 34.9 cm (10 13/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 × 35.8 cm (11 1/4 × 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.4.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georg Denzel (not in Lugt); (Jan Johnson, Quebec); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 5

1983

  • Massari, Stefania. Giulio Bonasone. Rome, 1983: no. 72

Inscriptions

lower right in image: F PARMISEANINO I. VENTOR / IVLIO BOLOGNESI. F. / 1546 (4 reversed); by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: B XV, 113, 5; Bonasone, 1546

Watermarks

crossed arrows with six-pointed star (see Briquet 6292)

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