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PARMIGIANINO (b. 1503, Parma, d. 1540, Casal Maggiore) |
An Evangelist or a Prophet-Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, heightened with white, on light brown prepared paper, 265 x 198 mm British Museum, London | |
The study shows a bearded evangelist or prophet, with two putti hiding beneath his drapery at right. The inspiration for this cloud-borne figure is Correggio's apostles in the dome of San Giovanni Evangelista. |
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