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Minerva (or Bellona) in a Niche

A work made of black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

after Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino
Italian, 1503-1540

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Parmigianino

Title

Minerva (or Bellona) in a Niche

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1523–1540

Medium

Black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, lower left, in pen and brown ink: "empoli"; lower center on mount, in graphite: "J da Empoli"; lower center on mount, in graphite: "Cha / . . . " [?]; inscribed verso, lower right on mount, in pen and brown ink: "Coln Chas 1st. / CB"

Dimensions

28 × 17.2 cm (11 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.5440

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