The Virgin and Child Enthroned, Saint Jerome at lower right, Saint Francis at lower left

The Virgin and Child Enthroned, Saint Jerome at lower right, Saint Francis at lower left by Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)|Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in green and black, with gold border and watercolor frame

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 15/16 × 4 1/8 in. (20.1 × 10.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932

Accession Number

32.12.2(12)

About the Artist

Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)|Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder · 15031540

Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, was born on January 11, 1503, in Parma, into a family of artists. The eighth child of painter Filippo Mazzola and Donatella Abbati, he lost his father to the plague at age two and was raised by his uncles, Michele and Pier Ilario Mazzola, modestly talented painters who taught him the techniques of the craft. By his late teens, Parmigianino d...

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