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Contact Exhibitor| Artist Name | Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Parmigianino (1503 - 1540) |
|---|---|
| Title | Erotic Scene with Two Lovers |
| Date of Artwork | circa 1524-26 |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink |
| Size | 5 1/3 x 5 7/8 in. • 131 x 152 mm |
Provenance
Unidentified collector (Lugt 1149);
Peter Lely (1618-1680; Lugt 2093);
Richard Cosway (1740-1821; Lugt 628), possibly his sale, 14-22 February 1822;
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830; Lugt 2445) Samuel Woodburn, Christie's Londres, 4-8 June 1860, lot 899 (attributed to Raphael);
Robert Prioleau Roupell (Lugt 2234), his sale, 12-14 July 1887, lot 820 (attributed to Raphael);
Charles L. Lindsay (1862-1925; Lugt 590) Christie's Londres, 14 April 1992, lot 86;
Christie's 8 July 2003, lot 20;
Private collection
Peter Lely (1618-1680; Lugt 2093);
Richard Cosway (1740-1821; Lugt 628), possibly his sale, 14-22 February 1822;
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830; Lugt 2445) Samuel Woodburn, Christie's Londres, 4-8 June 1860, lot 899 (attributed to Raphael);
Robert Prioleau Roupell (Lugt 2234), his sale, 12-14 July 1887, lot 820 (attributed to Raphael);
Charles L. Lindsay (1862-1925; Lugt 590) Christie's Londres, 14 April 1992, lot 86;
Christie's 8 July 2003, lot 20;
Private collection
Literature
David Ekserdjian, Unpublished drawings by Parmigianino. Towards a supplement to Popham’s catalogue raisonné, Apollo, August 1999, p. 38-39; ;
David Ekserdjian, Parmigianino, Yale University Press, New Haven et Londres, 2006, p. 110, illustrated n° 106; ;
Achille Gnann, Parmigianino. Die Zeichnungen, Petersberg, Michael Imhof Verlag, 2007, volume 1, p. 401, no. 326 et volume 2, illustrated p. 279;
James Grantham Turner, Eros visible: Art, Sexuality and Antiquity in Renaissance Italy, New-Haven, London, 2017, p. 357;
Linda Wolk-Simon, in Giulio Romano: Art and Desire, exhibition catalogue Electa, 2019, n° 21, p. 154-155, illustrated p. 155.</p
Exhibition History
Giulio Romano: Art and Desire, Mantoua, Palazzo Te, 6 October 2019 – 6 January 2020.