Madonna of the Rose
Medium
Engraving
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.78.2(159)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department, where *Madonna of the Rose*ants visitors with its delicate engraving. Created by Johann Christian Teucher the design of the renowned Italian Mannerist painter Parmigianino (Girol Francesco Maria Mazzola,1503–1540), this undated print captures the tender Madonna and Child motif, a staple of Renaissance devotion. Parmigianino's elegant, elongated figures and graceful poses—hallmarks of Mannerism—shine through in this reproductive work, evoking a sense of ethereal beauty and spiritual intimacy. Engravings like this one were revol...
About the Artist
Johann Christian Teucher|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian|German|Italian) · 1740 |1716 |1665 –1750 |1750 |1747
Italian, active ca. 1740|German, 1716–1750|Italian, Bologna 1665–1747 Bologna