PARMIGIANINO
(b. 1503, Parma, d. 1540, Casal Maggiore)

An eagle

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Red chalk, 136 x 105 mm
British Museum, London

This drawing shows an eagle with head in profile to right. The eagle is the attribute of St John the Evangelist and this drawing may be connected with the representation of the Saint on which Parmigianino was engaged in the period before he left Parma in 1524.




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