The Resurrection of Christ

c. 1528/1529

Parmigianino

Associated Names
Parmigianino

Artist, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

This is a drawing depicting a scene with a statue surrounded by soldiers. The central figure is a commanding statue on a pedestal, with one arm raised and the other holding a piece of billowing cloth. Surrounding the statue are soldiers armed with spears and shields, in various positions. The detailed etching shows muscular figures and flowing drapery, creating movement and intensity. The soldiers' interactions suggest a moment of action or confrontation, with dynamic lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21 x 13.6 cm (8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.37.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

2006

  • "The Early Modern Painter-Etcher", Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, 2006, no. 4.

Bibliography

1802

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

1998

  • Reed, Sue Welsh. "Three States of Parmigianino's Etching The Resurrection of Christ." In Discerning Eye & Eloquent Line. Palo Alto, 1998: 39.

Inscriptions

on verso in graphite: original fine and delicate / 2nd state formerly belonged to the Abbe Moralles given / in exchange from the Royal Collection in Paris

Wikidata ID

Q74044112

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