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Old Shepherd Leaning on a Staff

A work made of pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper.

Date:

1524/31

Artist:

Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino
Italian, 1503-1540

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Parmigianino

Title

Old Shepherd Leaning on a Staff

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1524–1531

Medium

Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, upper left, in pen and brown ink: "uom si vive [?]"; inscribed verso, upper center, in pen and brown ink: "70"

Dimensions

14.1 × 11.8 cm (5 9/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard E. Danielson

Reference Number

1927.7752

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